Table 1.
Tick species collected from privately owned dogs in Italy classified by life-stage and sex (larvae, nymphs, females and males)
| Tick group/species | Larvae | Nymphs | Adults | Total no. of specimens | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females | Males | ||||
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus groupa | 21 | 295 | 881 | 625 | 1822 |
| Ixodes ricinus | 5 | 18 | 399 | 46 | 468 |
| Ixodes hexagonus | 0 | 7 | 73 | 3 | 83 |
| Dermacentor marginatus | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| Rhipicephalus bursa | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 |
| Dermacentor reticulatus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Haemaphysalis punctata | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ixodes arboricola | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Ixodes canisuga | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Ixodes gibbosus | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ixodes festai | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 58 | 325 | 1373 | 683 | 2439 |
aThis group includes Rhipicephalus sanguineus (sensu lato), R. pusillus, R. turanicus and Rhipicephalus sp. I specimens (data confirmed by molecular analysis)