THE TICK <i>IXODES FRONTALIS </i>(ACARI, IXODIDAE) IN THE NORTH CAUCASUS
The data on a new finding of Ixodes frontalis (Panzer, 1798) in the North Caucasus are given. The ticks were found in 2015 at two different sites in the western part of Stavropol Territory. In both cases, the great tit was the host. One larva was collected from tit in autumn, indicating the presence of a local breeding population of ticks. All previous findings of the species in the region were made in spring.