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Table 2 Tick species of Belgium
| Tick name | Records in BE (Ticks) | Year for last record | NL | NW EU | N FR | GE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Established in the wild | ||||||
| Ixodes ricinus | 1223 (88758) | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ixodes hexagonus | 201(1333) | 1987 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dermacentor reticulatus | 102 (861) | 2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ixodes frontalis | 16 (102) | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ixodes arboricola | 15(2980) | 2011 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ixodes lividus | 5 (30) | 1989 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ixodes canisuga | 2 (3) | 1945 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ixodes trianguliceps | 9 (10) | 1987 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ixodes acuminatus | 1 (1) | 1987 | Yes | |||
| Argas reflexus | 8 (18) | 2012 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Argas vespertilionis | 4 (14) | 1942 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ixodes vespertilionis | 15 (47) | 1969 | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Established in houses and recurrently imported on host | ||||||
| Rhipicephalus sanguineus | 19 (104) | 1982 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Not established but recurrently imported on host | ||||||
| Hyalomma aegyptium | 4 (26) | (1965) | Yes | Yes | ||
| Potentially present but never found in Belgium | ||||||
| Ixodes unicavatus | Potential | Never | Yes | Yes | Maybe | No |
| Ixodes uriae | Potential | Never | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Ixodes ventalloi | Potential | Never | Yes | Yes | ||
| Ixodes apronophorus | Potential | Never | Yes | Yes (UK) | Yes | |
| Ixodes rugicollis | Potential | Never | Yes | |||
| Ixodes simplex | Potential | Never | Yes | |||
| Dermacentor marginatus | Potential | (1973) | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Haemaphysalis punctata | Potential | Never | Yes | Yes (UK) | Yes | Yes |
| Haemaphysalis concinna | Potential | Never | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Haemaphysalis inermis | Potential | Never | Yes | Yes |
