Maximum Likelihood phylogenetic tree of bat-associated ticks based on the coxI gene. In each row of individual sequences, the region/country of origin and the GenBank accession number are shown after the species name. Rows of sequences from this study are indicated with red fonts and bold accession numbers. Nineteen sequences of I. vespertilionis were used (JX394205–JX394208; KJ490307–KJ490311; KR902757–KR902777) but their clade is shown collapsed (as a triangle).