Ticks of the Tristan da Cunha Archipelago (Acarina: Ixodidae: Argasidae). : Ticks of the Tristan da Cunha Archipelago (Acarina: Ixodidae: Argasidae).
All the tick species reported in the literature from the Tristan da Cunha archipelago have been listed and discussed, including a new locality and likely host record for Ixodes (Multidentatus) zumpti Arthur, 1960, based on material recently collected. A total of 10 tick species, belonging to three g...
| Published in: | Beiträge zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology |
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| Language: | English |
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Beiträge zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology
2008
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.21248/contrib.entomol.58.1.121-134 https://www.contributions-to-entomology.org/article/view/1721 |
| Summary: | All the tick species reported in the literature from the Tristan da Cunha archipelago have been listed and discussed, including a new locality and likely host record for Ixodes (Multidentatus) zumpti Arthur, 1960, based on material recently collected. A total of 10 tick species, belonging to three genera from two families, have been listed together with their hosts: five bird species and a probable hoofed mammal. A summary of the tick collections made at the archipelago together with their repositories is provided, as well as a detailed list of the ticks recorded from the four main islands. Keywords Ticks; Acarina; Ixodidae; Argasidae; ectoparasites; Tristan da Cunha; Nightingale; Inaccessible; Gough; Islands; South Atlantic Ocean; seabirds. : Contributions to Entomology = Beiträge zur Entomologie, Bd. 58 Nr. 1 (2008) |
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