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Ixodes simplex is a tick commonly found on bats. It is in the order Ixodidae, known as the "hard" ticks; the gnathosoma (mouthparts) can be seen from above in this order. This tick is known to inhabit France, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia, Greece, Turkey, Africa, Asia and Australia In 1985 the first documentation was recorded of these ticks in Slovakia, parasitising on bats. Miniopterus sehreibersi is the major host bat of I. simplex in Europe. There is a high host specificity in these organisms. It is a bilateral metazoan protozome, and is also considered an arthropod. It is a member of Chemicerata, which includes relatives such as spiders, mites, and scorpions.