Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks

Classification · Explanation of Names

American Dog Tick - Dermacentor variabilis - male

This was clinging to a grass blade along my walking path. - Dermacentor - female

Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum - female

tick larva - too small for me to know which species - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Arachnida (Arachnids)

Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)

Superorder Parasitiformes

Order Ixodida (Ticks)

Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)

Explanation of Names

Named after the genus Ixodes

Contributed by Tony DiTerlizzi on 23 April, 2005 - 9:50am
Additional contributions by McClarinJ, Chuck Entz
Last updated 30 December, 2006 - 11:26am

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