Abstract
Ticks, one of the most important groups of arthropods are ectoparasites that suck the blood of vertebrates and are of great epidemiological importance, because they are vectors of many pathogens. These animals belong to the phylum Arthropoda, class Arachnida, subclass Acari and are classified into three families: Ixodidae, Argasidae and Nutalliellidae. They are widely distributed geograph…