A review of some ticks (Acarina: Ixodidae) of sea birds, including a consideration of other cognate material. I

Abstract

1. The male of Ixodes rothschildi is described for the first time from the burrows of Fratercula arctica grabae at Skokholm, Wales.2. The species described as I. rothschildi by Zumpt is now considered as a new species, I. diomedeae.