Table 2.
Geographical records of ticks found in the Western Palearctic in literature published between 2015 and 2021
| Genus | Species | Records (n) | Publications (n) | Longitudinal range | Latitudinal range | Percentage of ticks from hosts | Most represented host order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dermacentor | Dermacentor marginatus | 11 | 7 | − 09.20 to 44.02°E | 38.17–48.58°N | 36.36 | Rodentia |
| Dermacentor reticulatus | 500 | 28 | − 05.71 to 30.58°E | 43.39–56.68°N | 2.20 | Rodentia | |
| Haemaphysalis | Haemaphysalis sulcata | 9 | 2 | 13.34–44.26°E | 37.49–39.62°N | 66.67 | Squamata |
| Haemaphysalis concinna | 38 | 7 | 16.11–23.57°E | 46.76–52.15°N | 76.32 | Passeriformes | |
| Haemaphysalis inermis | 7 | 4 | − 09.20 to 20.78°E | 38.72–48.58°N | 42.86 | Rodentia | |
| Haemaphysalis punctata | 25 | 6 | − 09.20 to 23.59°E | 38.72–53.12°N | 40 | Passeriformes | |
| Hyalomma | Hyalomma aegyptium | 43 | 4 | − 09.58 to 43.57°E | 31.65–41.58°N | 39.53 | Testudines |
| Hyalomma asiaticum | 6 | 2 | 40.79–44.16°E | 37.16–40.13°N | 100 | Artiodactyla | |
| Hyalomma dromedarii | 5 | 1 | 29.56–31.36°E | 30.04–30.91°N | 100 | Artiodactyla | |
| Hyalomma excavatum | 25 | 3 | 29.56–44.15°E | 30.15–40.99°N | 96 | Artiodactyla | |
| Hyalomma impeltatum | 1 | 1 | 31.00–31.00°E | 30.15–30.15°N | 100 | Artiodactyla | |
| Hyalomma lusitanicum | 5 | 1 | 13.34–13.35°E | 38.15–38.17°N | 0 | – | |
| Hyalomma marginatum | 59 | 8 | 02.21–44.16°E | 36.97–50.75°N | 89.83 | Artiodactyla | |
| Hyalomma rufipes | 5 | 2 | 13.57–31.00°E | 30.15–50.53°N | 100 | Perissodactyla | |
| Hyalomma truncatum | 1 | 1 | 31.00–31.00°E | 30.15–30.15°N | 100 | Artiodactyla | |
| Ixodes | Ixodes acuminatus | 2 | 1 | 11.45–11.74°E | 44.23–44.42°N | 0 | – |
| Ixodes arboricola | 7 | 2 | 04.52–18.87°E | 48.57–51.12°N | 85.71 | Passeriformes | |
| Ixodes ariadnae | 2 | 2 | 05.23–09.93°E | 49.16–50.16°N | 50 | Rodentia | |
| Ixodes frontalis | 108 | 5 | − 09.20 to 11.74°E | 38.72–53.01°N | 37.96 | Passeriformes | |
| Ixodes gibbosus | 1 | 1 | 14.74–14.74°E | 37.00–37.00°N | 100 | Lagomorpha | |
| Ixodes inopinatus | 4 | 1 | 08.33–10.12°E | 36.39–37.05°N | 25 | Artiodactyla | |
| Ixodes lividus | 21 | 3 | − 08.80 to 23.95°E | 40.46–55.03°N | 19.05 | Passeriformes | |
| Ixodes persulcatus | 42 | 4 | 17.64–27.30°E | 55.78–65.78°N | 0 | – | |
| Ixodes ricinus | 1246 | 89 | − 09.20 to 30.58°E | 36.39–66.20°N | 12.12 | Passeriformes | |
| Ixodes trianguliceps | 11 | 4 | 10.58–21.35°E | 46.04–48.76°N | 72.73 | Rodentia | |
| Ixodes ventalloi | 8 | 2 | − 09.20 to 13.35°E | 38.15–38.73°N | 0 | – | |
| Rhipicephalus | Rhipicephalus annulatus | 11 | 1 | 31.03–31.42°E | 29.14–30.54°N | 100 | Artiodactyla |
| Rhipicephalus bursa | 10 | 2 | 11.75–44.16°E | 37.32–42.34°N | 80 | Artiodactyla | |
| Rhipicephalus pulchellus | 1 | 1 | 31.00–31.00°E | 30.15–30.15°N | 100 | Artiodactyla | |
| Rhipicephalus pusillus | 9 | 3 | − 09.20 to 14.74°E | 37.00–38.73°N | 11.11 | Lagomorpha | |
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato | 30 | 8 | − 09.20 to 43.25°E | 30.04–50.23°N | 53.33 | Carnivora | |
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu stricto | 1 | 1 | 03.50–03.50°E | 43.33–43.33°N | 0 | – | |
| Rhipicephalus turanicus | 13 | 4 | 11.75–43.57°E | 37.00–42.33°N | 61.54 | Artiodactyla |
The full dataset is available in Additional file 1: Dataset S1