Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872

Pourrut, X., Emane, K. A., Camicas, J. - L., Leroy, E. & Gonzalez, J. P., 2011, Contribution To The Knowledge Of Ticks (Acarina: Ixodidae) In Gabon, Acarologia 51 (4), pp. 465-471 : 467

Amblyomma compressum Macalister, 1872

This species is found almost exclusively on the three African species of pangolin: Manis temminckii , M. tetradactyla , and M. tricuspis . In Gabon, A. compressum had previously been reported in Cap- Lopez ( Neumann, 1899; as Amblyomma cuneatum ), Mayumba and Libreville (Fiason, 1943; as A. cuneatum ) on the three-cusped pangolin ( Manis tricuspis ). We found A. compressum in all regions where M. tricuspis was sampled (Guietsou, Ilendo, KoungoulØ, Weliga 2, Oyem and Massaha).