1. An introduction on tick accepted names and nomenclature -- 2. Keys for the genera of ticks, including larvae, nymphs and adults -- 3. Keys for the genus Argas (adults and larvae) -- 4. The genus Argas, including A. persicus, A. reflexus, A. vespertilionis, A. miniatus, A. polonicus, A. transgariepinus -- 5. Keys for the genus Ornithodoros (adults and larvae) -- 6. The genus Ornithodoros, including the O. erraticus complex, O. maritimus, O. coniceps, O. capensis, O. alactagalis, O. lahorensis, O. tholozani. Gad Baneth and Gabriela Kleinerman -- 7. Keys for the genus Ixodes (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 8. The genus Ixodes including I. ricinus, I. hexagonus, I. canisuga, I. rugicollis, I. arboricola, I. frontalis, I. eldaricus, I gibbosus, I. ventalloi, I. laguri, I. trianguliceps, I. acuminatus, I. lividus, I. simplex, I. vespertilionis, I. uriae, I. persulcatus, I. ariadnae, I. unicavatus, and I. rotschildi -- 9. The genus Ixodes: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 10. Keys for the genus Haemaphysalis (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 11. The genus Haemaphysalis: illustrations, additional information and maps of distribution for the species. The species to be included as illustrations and maps are: H. punctata, H. sulcata, H. inermis, H. concinna, H. hispanica, H. parva, H. caucasica, H. erinacei. Margarida Santos-Silva, Trevor Petney, Miriam Pfäffle, Thomas G.T. Jaensosn, Zati Vatansever -- 12. The genus Haemaphysalis: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 13. Keys for the genus Hyalomma (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 14. The genus Hyalomma including H. marginatum, H. rufipes, H. lusitanicum, H. scupense, H. anatolicum, H. excavatum, H. dromedarii, H. asiaticum, H. impeltatum and H. aegyptium -- 15. The genus Hyalomma: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 16. Keys for the genus Dermacentor (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 17. The genus Dermacentor including D. marginatus and D. reticulatus -- 18. The genus Dermacentor: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 19. Keys for the genus Rhipicephalus (adults, nymphs and larvae) -- 20. The genus Rhipicephalus including R. sanguineus sensu lato, R. turanicus, R. rossicus, R. pusillus, R. bursa, R. guilhoni and R. annulatus. Gianluca d'Amico, Trevor Petney, Miriam Pfäffle, Margarida Santos-Silva -- 21. The genus Rhipicephalus: additional information as a list of previous publications with morphological information where readers can find extra data -- 22. How to collect ticks from the vegetation, and how to interpret these collections -- 23. How to design and address collections from hosts, and how to interpret these collections.

This book includes descriptive keys for identifying every stage of all the species of ticks reported in Europe and northern Africa. It includes descriptive texts on the ecology and prominent features of each species, together with ink illustrations and distribution maps of more than 60 species of hard and soft ticks. The text for each species was prepared by specialists, the illustrations were made especially for this book and the maps were compiled on the basis of more than 40 years of records. This book is the first to offer keys for more than 60 species of ticks (both immature and adult) in the target territory. It also includes supplementary information with bibliographical details for each species. This book is based upon work from COST Action TD1303, supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology).