Abstract: ObjectiveTo survey tiks in Yichang,Hubei province,with the delimitation of zoogeographical regions on the Tick Ixodoidea fauna.Method:To collect ticks from animals and capture it with cloth flags.Results:Among the 4 genera and 20 species of Tick Listed,11 species(or 55.0%) belong to the species entirely or mainly distributed in the oriental region,7 species(or 35.0%) to those entirely or mainly distributed in the palaearctic region,and 2 species(or 10.0%) to those distributed in both oriental and paearactic region.Conclusion:It is considered that the zoogeographical region of ticks in Yichang is incuded in the oriental region.

摘要： 目的:调查宜昌市蜱类及其区系成分。方法:采集蜱类标本进行鉴定并作区系界定。结果:已发现蜱类4属20种,其中东洋界11种,占55.0%;古北界7种,占35.0%;广布两界者2种,占10.0%。结论:宜昌地区蜱类区系应划归东洋界。

关键词: 蜱类, 动物区系, 东洋界, 古北界