Distribution of Ticks from of the Genus Dermacentor (Acari, Ixodidae) in Ukraine. Akimov I. A., Nebogatkin I. V. -The northern border of present range of the tick species Dermacentor marginatus is determined on the territory of Ukraine in Volyn, Rivne, Khmelnytsky, Zhytomyr, Kyiv, Cherkasy, Poltava and Sumy oblasts. D. reticulatus species was revealed to be adapted for living in urbanized areas as parasitizing domestic and stray animals, small mammals. It also inhabits shores of artificial reservoirs and occurs in the steppe zone, except for arid areas. D. reticulatus preimaginal stages are found for the first time on birds (Anas platyrhynchos, Sturnus vulgaris, Turdus merula, T. viscivorus).K e y w o r d s: ticks, Acari, Ixodidae, Dermacentor, D. marginatus, D. reticulatus, urbanized areas, Ukraine.Ðàñïðîñòðàíåíèå èêñîäîâûõ êëåùåé ðîäà Dermacentor (Acari, Ixodidae) â Óêðàèíå. Àêèìîâ È. À., Íåáîãàòêèí È. Â. -Óñòàíîâëåíà ñåâåðíàÿ ãðàíèöà ñîâðåìåííîãî àðåàëà D. marginatus íà òåð-ðèòîðèè Óêðàèíû, ïðîõîäÿùàÿ ïî Âîëûíñêîé, Ðîâíåíñêîé, Õìåëüíèöêîé, AEèòîìèðñêîé, Êèåâñêîé, ×åðêàññêîé, Ïîëòàâñêîé è Ñóìñêîé îáëàñòÿì. Âûÿâëåíî, ÷òî âèä D. reticulatus, ïðè-ñïîñîáèëñÿ ê îáèòàíèþ â óðáàíèçîâàííûõ ëàíäøàôòàõ, ïàðàçèòèðóåò íà äîìàøíèõ è áðîäÿ÷èõ aeèâîòíûõ, ìåëêèõ ìëåêîïèòàþùèõ, è çàñåëÿåò áåðåãà èñêóññòâåííûõ âîäîåìîâ. Ýòî âèä ñòàë âñòðå÷àòüñÿ íà âñåé òåððèòîðèè ñîâðåìåííîé ñòåïè, èçáåãàÿ àðèäíûõ ó÷àñòêîâ. Îáíàðóaeåíû ïåðâûå äîñòîâåðíûå íàõîäêè ïðåèìàãèíàëüíûõ ñòàäèé D. reticulatus íà ïòèöàõ (Anas platyrhynchos, Sturnus vulgaris, Turdus merula, T. viscivorus).
