Ixodes frontalis on the Baltic island of Gotland, Sweden

摘要

An I. frontalis female and a nymph were collected from a willow warbler (Phylloscopus trochilus) and a redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), respectively, on the island of Gotland, Sweden, in May 1993. I. frontalis has not previously been reported from Sweden, but brings the total number of Ixodes spp. found on birds in Sweden to 8. Keys to males and females of the commonest of these species, I. ricinus, I. frontalis and I. arboricola are presented.