Ixodid and Argasid ticks feed is termed telmophagy (= pool feeding). It was isolated from "Ixodid" in Japan in 2016. The definitive hosts are ixodid ticks. Both ixodid and argasid ticks have four lifecycle stages&colon; egg, larva, nymph, and adult. Ixodid ticks have three hosts, taking at least a year to complete their lifecycle. The transmission cycle of members of the M-TBFV complex involves ixodid ticks and rodents.