Type specimens of ixodid ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in the “Neumann Collection” of the National Veterinary School of Toulouse, France

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.