Amblyomma australiense (lat.) - a species of ticks of the genus Amblyomma from the family Ixodidae . Endemic to Australia : Western Australia, Northern Territories and Queensland. They parasitize mainly on the echidna Tachyglossus aculeatus , and are also found on lizards and snakes. In males, the dorsal rigid shield covers the entire body, in females, a third [1] [2] [3] .
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Notes
- ↑ Kolonin GV Fauna of Ixodid ticks of the World (Acari, Ixodidae): Amblyomma. Archived on September 22, 2010. (English) - M. , 2009. (Retrieved December 22, 2013) .
- ↑ Horak Ivan G., Camicas Jean-Louis, Keirans James E. The Ixodidae, Amblyommidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida): a world list of valid tick names (Eng.) // Experimental and Applied Acarology: Journal. - Springer, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002. - Vol. 28. - P. 27-54. - ISSN 0168-8162 .
- ↑ Guglielmone Alberto A. et al. The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida) of the world: a list of valid species names (English) // Zootaxa : Journal. - Auckland , New Zealand : Magnolia Press. - Vol. 2528. - P. 1–28. - ISSN 1175-5326 .
Literature
- Kolonin GV Worldwide distribution of ixodid ticks. Childbirth Hyalomma, Aponomma, Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae). - Moscow: Nauka, 1983 .-- 120 s.
- Voltzit, OV A review of Neotropical Amblyomma species (Acari: Ixodidae) (English) // Acarina . - Moscow: KMK Scientific Press, Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, 2007. - Vol. 15, no. 1 . - P. 3–134. - ISSN 0132-8077 . Archived {a. (Retrieved January 13, 2013)
Links
- Amblyomma australiense Discover Life website. (English) (Retrieved December 17, 2013)