Przypadek zawleczenia do Polski przez ptaki wędrowne śródziemnomorskiego kleszcza Ixodes (Ixodes) festai Rondelli, 1926 (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae)

A partly fed female of I. festai was collected from Turdus merula L. cought in Hel Peninsula (Southern Coast of Baltic Sea). This species (known only as females) is a parasite of birds, and inhabits western part of the Mediterrean area. I. festai is a second species after Hyalomma marginatum which probably every spring is transferred by migratory bird into territory of Poland. This finding is the first recorded case of transfer of I. festai to Poland, therefore the description of female is given.