Amblyomma calcaratum (lat.) - a species of ticks from the family Ixodidae .
| Amblyomma calcaratum |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Squadron : | Parasitiform ticks |
| View: | Amblyomma calcaratum |
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| International scientific name |
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Amblyomma calcaratum Neumann, 1899 |
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Neotropics . Central America : Mexico , Belize , Costa Rica , Panama . South America : Argentina , Bolivia , Brazil , Venezuela , Guyana , Colombia , Paraguay , Peru , Suriname , Trinidad and Tobago , Ecuador . Medium sized ticks (3-5 mm). The length of the capitulum of males is 1.0 mm (width - 0.8). The length of the female scutum is 2.25 mm (width - 2.4). Coxae I with 2 long spurs, coxae II — IV with one spur. In males, the dorsal rigid shield covers the entire body, in females, a third.
Parasites on mammals , mainly on anteaters : four-fingered anteaters ( Tamandua ) and a giant anteater ( Myrmecophaga ). Larvae and nymphs are also found on birds . Known cases of detection on sloths , deer, dogs and other animals [1] [2] .
The species was first described in 1899 by the French zoologist Professor L. G. Newmann (Neumann LG; 1846-1930) [3] .