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Ixodes arboricola
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Ixodes
Species:	I. arboricola
Binomial name
Ixodes arboricola Schulze & Schlottke, 1930
Synonyms
Pholeoixodes arboricola Ixodes lagodechiensis Eschatocephalus dryadis Ixodes passericola Ixodes dryadis Ixodes strigicola

Ixodes arboricola, also called the tree-hole tick, is a species of tick that parasitises small passerine birds. It is among the most common species on the house sparrow.

References

1. "Ixodes arboricola". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
2. Arthur, D. R. (1952). "Ixodes passericola Schulze. A description of the hitherto unknown male and larva, with a re-description of the female and nymph". Parasitology. 42 (1–2): 155–159. doi:10.1017/S0031182000084407. PMID 14929574. S2CID 41672124.
3. Brown, N. Sandra; Wilson, Grant I. (1975). "A Comparison of the Ectoparasites of the House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) from North America and Europe". American Midland Naturalist. 94 (1): 154–165. doi:10.2307/2424546. JSTOR 2424546.
4. Clifford, Carleton M.; Hoogstraal, Harry (1965). "The Occurrence of Ixodes arboricola Schulze and Schlotke (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) in Africa on Northward Migrating Birds". Journal of Medical Entomology. 2 (1): 37–40. doi:10.1093/jmedent/2.1.37. PMID 14302109.
5. Summers-Smith, J. Denis (1963). The House Sparrow. New Naturalist (1st. ed.). London: Collins. pp. 131–132.

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