The tick fauna of Algeria has been reported in several historical studies as well as in more recent papers. However, there have been no studies on the ticks of southern Algeria, and only 26 records (3.05%) of all reported records are from latitudes below 30°N. Most records (n = 617; 72.33%) are from the northern part of the country (between 35°N and 36°N) (Fig. 1). This suggests a huge gap in knowledge on tick diversity and distribution…
