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Issue: Vol. 5760 No. 2: 23 Feb. 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-02-23
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5760.2.3
Page range: 209-224
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Type specimens of ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the “Neumann Collection” of the National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France

U.S National Tick Collection; Institute for Coastal Plain Science; SEES; Georgia Southern University; Statesboro; Georgia 30460; U.S.A.
InTheres; Université de Toulouse; INRAE; ENVT; 31076 Toulouse Cedex 3; France
InTheres; Université de Toulouse; INRAE; ENVT; 31076 Toulouse Cedex 3; France
InTheres; Université de Toulouse; INRAE; ENVT; 31076 Toulouse Cedex 3; France
Laboratorio de Inmunología y Parasitología; Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IDICAL; INTA-CONICET); Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA); Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Rafaela; Santa Fe; Argentina
Laboratorio de Inmunología y Parasitología; Instituto de Investigación de la Cadena Láctea (IDICAL; INTA-CONICET); Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA); Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Rafaela; Santa Fe; Argentina
Acari Types Ixodidae Neumann collection École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse

Abstract

The École National Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT) holds the Neumann’s collection of parasites. The depository, created by Louis Georges Neumann at the end of the 19th century, contains a large number of ixodid specimens and primary types, all listed in an accession book by Neumann himself. In an effort to enhance the visibility and accessibility of this collection for the scientific community, the curatorial personnel of the collection recently transferred all accession data to an electronic database and began inventorying the specimens that are still available. This offered us with an opportunity to examine all remaining primary types of Ixodidae in the collection and write this catalogue.

 

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How to Cite

Beati, L., Bouhsira, Émilie, Berlan, C., Liénard, E., Guglielmone, A.A. & Nava, S. (2026) Type specimens of ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the “Neumann Collection” of the National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France. Zootaxa, 5760 (2), 209–224. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5760.2.3