Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019
Author
Guglielmone, Alberto A.
0000-0001-5430-2889
guglielmone.alberto@inta.gob.ar
Author
Petney, Trevor N.
0000-0002-9135-4546
trevor.petney@smnk.de
Author
Robbins, Richard G.
0000-0001-5430-2889
guglielmone.alberto@inta.gob.ar
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-11-05
4871
1
1
322
journal article
7890
10.11646/zootaxa.4871.1.1
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1175-5326
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35.
Amblyomma eburneum
Gerstäcker, 1873
.
An Afrotropical species whose adults are usually found on
Artiodactyla
:
Bovidae
; the few records of immature stages are also from
Bovidae
; adults alone have been collected from
Artiodactyla
:
Giraffidae
and
Suidae
,
Carnivora
:
Felidae
,
Perissodactyla
:
Rhinocerotidae
,
Proboscidea
:
Elephantidae
, and
Squamata
:
Varanidae
(Guglielmone et al. 2014,
Kariuki
et al.
2019
). There are no records of
Amblyomma eburneum
causing human parasitism.
M:
Gerstäcker (1873)
F:
Gerstäcker (1873)
N:
Borght-Elbl (1977); see note below
L:
Borght-Elbl (1977); see note below
Redescriptions
M:
Neumann (1899)
,
Dönitz (1909
,
1910a
),
Robinson (1926)
,
Tendeiro (1959b)
,
Elbl and Anastos (1966a)
,
Voltzit and Keirans (2003)
F:
Neumann (1899)
,
Dönitz (1909
,
1910a
),
Robinson (1926)
,
Tendeiro (1959b)
,
Elbl and Anastos (1966a)
,
Voltzit and Keirans (2003)
N:
Voltzit and Keirans (2003)
; see note below
L:
Voltzit and Keirans (2003)
; see note below
Note:
there is controversy concerning the morphological separation of
Amblyomma eburneum
and
Amblyomma gemma
, as discussed in detail by
Tendeiro (1959b)
. The larva and nymph of
Amblyomma eburneum
described in Borght-Elbl (1977) are not recognized by
Voltzit and Keirans (2003)
; further, the larva of this tick as described in Borght-Elbl (1977) differs morphologically from the description in
Voltzit and Keirans (2003)
, raising questions about the correct identification of
Amblyomma eburneum
, as well as the validity of the descriptions and redescriptions above, apart from those of
Gerstäcker (1873)
.