Amblyomma humerale

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.4694681

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A4A511-5C1F-F10D-FEE5-FBB4FE9EF9D6

treatment provided by

Carolina

scientific name

Amblyomma humerale
status

 

Amblyomma humerale View in CoL

Amblyomma humerale View in CoL was collected from yellowfooted tortoise, Geochelone denticulate from Mayaro ( Aitken et al. 1968a; Robbins et al. 2003). Everard and Tikasingh (1973) found A. humerale View in CoL on rodents ( Oryzomys capito and Proechimys guyannensis View in CoL ) from Turure Forest, Trinidad. Nava et al. (2007b) and Voltzit (2007) also mention the presence of A. humerale View in CoL in Trinidad. Other observed hosts include birds ( Morshed et al. 2005), lizards, opossums, anteaters ( Labruna et al. 2002), and dogs (Barros- Battesti et al. 2006).

Distribution: Brazil, Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and French Guiana (Guglielmone et al. 2003; Voltzit 2007).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Ixodida

Family

Ixodidae

Genus

Amblyomma

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