the world map shows the geographical distribution of Ixodes persulcatus across Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Russia, North China, Japan, North and South Korea and Taiwan.  The distribution of Ixodes ricinus is shown as most of Europe and the northern tips of Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. The distribution of Ixodes scapularis is shown in the USA, in 13 states in the north east including Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Virginia, and Wisconsin. The distribution of Ixodes pacificus is shown as the west coast of the USA.