title: Synopsis of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Romania with update on host associations and geographical distribution.
abstract: The current paper is a synoptic review of the distribution and host associations of the 25 species of hard tick fauna (family Ixodidae) in Romania. In addition to a full literature survey, original data is presented, based on eight years of occasional or targeted sample collection. The literature data on geographical distribution was transposed digitally to the decimal degree coordinate system. For each species, an updated distribution map is given together with all historical data and new host associations. Overall, our paper records 58 new tick-host associations for Romania: 20 for Ixodes ricinus, 1 for I. apronophorus, 6 for I. arboricola, 2 for I. hexagonus, 9 for I. redikorzevi, 1 for I. trianguliceps, 2 for I. vespertilionis, 2 for Haemaphysalis punctata, 1 for H. sulcata, 2 for H. concinna, 1 for D. marginatus, 4 for Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato, 1 for R. bursa and 6 for Hyalomma marginatum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Cluj-Napoca, Calea Mănăştur 3-5, 400372 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Mihalca
authors.forename: M O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Dumitrache
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Magdaş
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Gherman
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Domşa
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mircean
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Ghira
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pocora
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Ionescu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sikó Barabási
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cozma
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Sándor
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals / Q000469:parasitology*; D012104:Reptiles / Q000469:parasitology*; D012383:Romania