Ixodes scapularis, Say, 1821

Robbins, Richard G., Nava, Santiago, Ronai, Isobel, Chong, Kaylin L. & Guglielmone, Alberto A., 2025, Type specimens of the world’s hard tick species (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae): collection data and depositories for all valid names and the current status of invalid names, Zootaxa 5606 (1), pp. 1-287 : 194

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scientific name	Ixodes scapularis
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Type host: unknown scapularis Say, 1821 View in CoL , Ixodes

Say, T. (1821) An account of the arachnides of the United States. Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 2, 59–82.

Type depository: USNTC: neotype (female) ( Spielman et al. 1979)

Type locality: Savannah , Georgia, USA

Type host: the neotype specimen was collected by drag

Comments: Spielman et al. (1979) named the type female as a “ lectotype,” but there are no syntype specimens of Ixodes scapularis ; consequently, the specimen selected is a neotype, as noted by Keirans & Clifford (1984).