Argas vespertilionis (Latreille, 1802)
(Short-legged Bat Tick, Blyborough Tick)

Interactions where Argas vespertilionis is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks the blood of Major CHIROPTERA bats Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Argasidae/Argas (Carios) vespertilionis/Argas (Carios) vespertilionisshort-legged bat tick, Blyborough tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/ChiropterabatsMajor
sucks the blood of Foreign Rhinolophus horseshoe bat species Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Argasidae/Argas (Carios) vespertilionis/Argas (Carios) vespertilionisshort-legged bat tick, Blyborough tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Rhinolophidae/Rhinolophus/Rhinolophushorseshoe bat species
sucks the blood of Foreign Miniopterus schreibersii Common Bent-wing Bat Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Argasidae/Argas (Carios) vespertilionis/Argas (Carios) vespertilionisshort-legged bat tick, Blyborough tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Miniopterus schreibersii/Miniopterus schreibersiicommon bent-wing bat
sucks the blood of Foreign Myotis myotis bat species Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Argasidae/Argas (Carios) vespertilionis/Argas (Carios) vespertilionisshort-legged bat tick, Blyborough tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Myotis/Myotismyotis bat species
sucks the blood of Foreign Nyctalus nyctalus bat species Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Argasidae/Argas (Carios) vespertilionis/Argas (Carios) vespertilionisshort-legged bat tick, Blyborough tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerForeign /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Nyctalus/Nyctalusnyctalus bat species
sucks the blood of Major [Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l.] pipistrelles Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Argasidae/Argas (Carios) vespertilionis/Argas (Carios) vespertilionisshort-legged bat tick, Blyborough tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Chiroptera/Vespertilionidae/Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l./Pipistrellus pipistrellus s.l.pipistrellesMajor
sucks the blood of Minor Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Argasidae/Argas (Carios) vespertilionis/Argas (Carios) vespertilionisshort-legged bat tick, Blyborough tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, humanMinor

Author & YearTitleSource
Hillyard, P.D., 1996Ticks of North-West EuropeSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 52, 178pp, Field Studies Council

Argas vespertilionis (Short-legged Bat Tick, Blyborough Tick) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArgas vespertilionis (Short-legged Bat Tick, Blyborough Tick)
GenusArgas (a genus of mites)
FamilyARGASIDAE (soft ticks)
OrderIXODIDA (ticks)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Argas vespertilionis (Short-legged Bat Tick, Blyborough Tick)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Dodds, D. A brief guide to bat ectoparasites http://www.bats.org.uk/data/files/BatCareConf2018/A_Brief_Guide_to_Bat_ectoparasites_fourth_edition.pdf

Argas vespertilionis (Short-legged Bat Tick, Blyborough Tick) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Argas vespertilionis (Short-legged Bat Tick, Blyborough Tick):

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