A CHECKLIST OF INDIAN TICKS (ACARI, IXODOIDEA)

In India, the discovery of the tick-borne viral disease, i.e. Kyasanur Forest Disease (KFD) in 1957 marked a milestone in the history of tic k studies. There were only 50 species recorded before the discovery of KFD. The present record is 106 species accommodated in 12 genera of t wo families, i.e. ixodidae and Argasidae. This number is more than one -eighth of a total of approximately 820 tick species known from all ov er the world, included in 19 genera and 3 families.