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Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks

Phylum Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class Arachnida - Arachnids
Subclass Acari - Mites and Ticks
Superorder Parasitiformes
Order Ixodida - Ticks
Family Ixodidae - Hard Ticks

Genus Amblyomma
Species maculatum - Gulf Coast Tick
Species americanum - Lone Star Tick
Genus Dermacentor
Species andersoni - Rocky Mountain Wood Tick
Species variabilis - American Dog Tick
Species occidentalis - Pacific Coast Tick
Genus Ixodes
Species banksi - Ixodes banksi
Species marxi - Squirrel Tick
Species kingi - Ixodes kingi
Species pacificus - Western Black-legged Tick
Species scapularis - Blacklegged Tick
Genus Rhipicephalus
Species sanguineus - Brown Dog Tick