Amblyomma nodosum

Basu, A. K., Basu, M. & Adesiyun, A. A., 2012, A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago, Acarologia 52 (1), pp. 39-50 : 44

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1051/acarologia/20122034
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4694638
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A4A511-5C1F-F10D-FC41-FD1EFB0FFB03
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Amblyomma nodosum
status

Treatment

Amblyomma nodosum View in CoL

The presence of A. nodosum , a tick that feeds on birds and anteaters, was recorded in Trinidad by several authors ( Jones et al. 1972; Nava et al. 2007b; Voltzit 2007).

This tick is known to transmit rickettsial infections ( Ogrzewalska et al. 2009).

Distribution: Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico and Paraguay ( Nava et al. 2007b; Voltzit 2007; Ogrzewalska et al. 2009)