Ixodid ticks of the republic of Abkhazia: distribution, number and ecological features

The article analyzes the biological diversity of the fauna of the ticks of the Republic of Abkhazia. Their biotopic confinement and parasite-host bonds at different stages of ontogenesis are considered. According to the materials of the authors ' collections, literary sources and partially the collections of the FKUZ Stavropol antiplague institute of Rospotrebnadzor for the territory of Abkhazia, data on 14 ticks species are given. Comparatively low species diversity is due to insufficient study of the ticks of Abkhazia.

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