''Amblyomma'' is a

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hard tick The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the three families of ticks, consisting of 771 species, . They are known as 'hard ticks' because they have a scutum or hard shield, which the other major family of ticks, the 'sof ...

s. Some are disease

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s, for example the

Rocky Mountain spotted fever Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial disease spread by ticks. It typically begins with a fever and headache, which is followed a few days later with the development of a rash. The rash is generally Petechial rash, made up of small s ...

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ehrlichiosis Ehrlichiosis is a tick-borne bacterial infection, caused by bacteria of the family Anaplasmataceae, genera '' Ehrlichia'' and '' Anaplasma''. These obligate intracellular bacteria infect and kill white blood cells. The average reported annua ...

in Brazil. Fig 5 Amblyomma Supinoi

This genus is the third largest in the family Ixodidae, with its species primarily occupying the torrid zones of all the continents. The centre of species diversity is on the American continent, where half of all the species occur. On this continent, ''Amblyomma'' species reach far beyond the torrid zone, up to the 40th parallel in the

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, to the 50th parallel in the Southern Hemisphere, and even reaches the

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of the

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. They also occur in Eurasia, Africa and Australia.
G. V. Kolonin, Fauna of Ixodid Ticks of the World (Acari, Ixodidae), Moscow 2009

Species

* '' Amblyomma albolimbatum'' Neumann, 1907 * '' Amblyomma albopictum'' Neumann 1899 * ''

Amblyomma americanum ''Amblyomma americanum'', also known as the lone star tick, northeastern water tick, turkey tick, and cricker tick, is a type of tick indigenous to much of the eastern United States and Mexico that bites painlessly and commonly goes unnoticed, r ...

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,#Blunt, Blunt (2004), p. 171. was a Swedish biologist and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the modern system of naming o ...

1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoologic ...

–

lone star tick ''Amblyomma americanum'', also known as the lone star tick, northeastern water tick, turkey tick, and cricker tick, is a type of tick indigenous to much of the eastern United States and Mexico that bites painlessly and commonly goes unnoticed, r ...

*'' Amblyomma anicornuta'' Apanaskevich & Apanaskevich, 2018 * '' Amblyomma antillorum'' Kohls 1969 * '' Amblyomma arcanum'' Karsch, 1879 * '' Amblyomma argentinae'' Neumann, 1905 * ''

Amblyomma arianae ''Amblyomma'' is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vectors, for example the Rocky Mountain spotted fever in United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primari ...

'' Keirans & Garris, 1986 * '' Amblyomma astrion'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma aureolatum'' Pallas, 1772 * '' Amblyomma auricularium'' Conil, 1878 * '' Amblyomma australiense'' Neumann, 1905 * '' Amblyomma babirussae'' Schulze, 1933 * '' Amblyomma beaurepairei'' Vogelsang & Santos Dias 1953 * '' Amblyomma boeroi'' Nava, Mangold, Mastropaolo, Venzal, Oscherov and Guglielmone, 2009 * '' Amblyomma boulengeri'' Hirst & Hirst, 1910 * '' Amblyomma brasiliense'' Aragão, 1908 * '' Amblyomma breviscutatum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma cajennense'' Fabricius, 1787 * '' Amblyomma calabyi'' Roberts, 1963 * '' Amblyomma calcaratum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma chabaudi'' Rageau, 1964 * '' Amblyomma clypeolatum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma coelebs'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma cohaerens'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma compressum'' Macalister, 1872 * '' Amblyomma cordiferum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma crassipes'' Neumann, 1901 * '' Amblyomma crassum'' Robinson, 1926 * '' Amblyomma crenatum'' Neumann 1899 * '' Amblyomma cruciferum'' Neumann, 1901 * '' Amblyomma darwini'' Hirst & Hirst, 1910 * '' Amblyomma dissimile'' Koch 1844 * ''

Amblyomma dubitatum ''Amblyomma'' is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vector (epidemiology), vectors, for example the Rocky Mountain spotted fever in United States or ehrlichiosis in Brazil. This genus is the third largest in the family Ixodidae, with ...

'' Neumann 1899 * '' Amblyomma eburneum'' Gerstäcker, 1873 * '' Amblyomma echidnae'' Roberts 1953 * '' Amblyomma elaphense'' Price, 1959 * '' Amblyomma exornatum'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma extraoculatum'' Neumann 1899 * '' Amblyomma falsomarmoreum'' Tonelli-Rondelli, 1935 * '' Amblyomma fimbriatum'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma flavomaculatum'' Lucas, 1846 * '' Amblyomma fulvum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma fuscolineatum'' Lucas, 1847 * '' Amblyomma fuscum'' Neumann, 1907 * ''

Amblyomma geayi ''Amblyomma geayi'' is a species of hard-backed ticks of the genus ''Amblyomma'', a blood feeding parasite. This tick is specific to sloths, such as three-toed sloths of the genus '' Bradypus'' and very rarely of two-toed sloths of the genus '' C ...

'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma gemma'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma geochelone'' Durden, Keirans & Smith, 2002 * '' Amblyomma geoemydae'' Cantor, 1847 * '' Amblyomma gervaisi'' Lucas, 1847 * '' Amblyomma glauerti'' Keirans, King & Sharrad, 1994 * '' Amblyomma goeldii'' Neumann 1899 * '' Amblyomma hainanense'' Teng, 1981 * '' Amblyomma hebraeum'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma helvolum'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma hirtum'' Neumann, 1906 * '' Amblyomma humerale'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma imitator'' Kohls, 1958 * '' Amblyomma incisum'' Neumann, 1906 * '' Amblyomma inopinatum'' Santos Dias, 1989 * '' Amblyomma inornatum'' Banks, 1909 * '' Amblyomma integrum'' Karsch, 1879 *'' Amblyomma interandinum'' Nava et al., 2014 * '' Amblyomma javanense'' Supino, 1897 * ''

Amblyomma kappa The kappa tick (''Amblyomma kappa'') is a reptile tick native to parts of Subtropics, subtropical East Asia. It occurs in the Ryukyu Islands of Japan, Taiwan (ROC), and parts of southern China (PRC). Turtles serve as the primary hosts for this ...

'' Kwak, 2024 * '' Amblyomma komodoense'' Oudemans, 1928 * '' Amblyomma kraneveldi'' Anastos, 1956 * '' Amblyomma laticaudae'' Warburton 1933 * '' Amblyomma latum'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma lepidum'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma limbatum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma loculosum'' Neumann, 1907 * '' Amblyomma longirostre'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma macfarlandi'' Keirans, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1973 * '' Amblyomma macropi'' Roberts, 1953 * ''

Amblyomma maculatum ''Amblyomma maculatum'' (Gulf Coast tick) is a species of tick in the genus '' Amblyomma''. Immatures usually infest small mammals and birds that dwell on the ground; cotton rats may be particularly favored hosts. Some recorded hosts include: *' ...

'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma marmoreum'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma mixtum'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma moreliae'' Koch, 1867 * '' Amblyomma moyi'' Roberts, 1953 * '' Amblyomma multipunctum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma naponense'' Packard, 1869 * '' Amblyomma near testudinis'' Lane & Poinar, 1986 * '' Amblyomma neumanni'' Ribaga 1902 * '' Amblyomma nitidum'' Hirst & Hirst, 1910 * '' Amblyomma nodosum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma nuttalli'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma oblongoguttatum'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma orlovi'' Kolonin, 1992 * '' Amblyomma oudemansi'' Neumann, 1910 * ''

Amblyomma ovale ''Amblyomma'' is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vector (epidemiology), vectors, for example the Rocky Mountain spotted fever in United States or ehrlichiosis in Brazil. This genus is the third largest in the family Ixodidae, with ...

'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma pacae'' Aragão, 1911 * '' Amblyomma papuanum'' Hirst, 1914 * '' Amblyomma parkeri'' Fonseca & Aragao, 1952 * '' Amblyomma parvitarsum'' Neumann, 1901 * '' Amblyomma parvum'' Aragão, 1908 * '' Amblyomma patinoi'' Nava, et al., 2014 * '' Amblyomma pattoni'' Neumann, 1910 * '' Amblyomma paulopunctatum'' Neumann 1899 * '' Amblyomma pecarium'' Dunn, 1933 * '' Amblyomma personatum'' Neumann, 1901 * '' Amblyomma pictum'' Neumann, 1906 * '' Amblyomma pilosum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma pomposum'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma postoculatum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma pseudoconcolor'' Aragão, 1908 * '' Amblyomma pseudoparvum'' Guglielmone, Mangold & Keirans, 1990 * '' Amblyomma quadricavum'' Schulze, 1941 * '' Amblyomma rhinocerotis'' de Geer, 1778 * '' Amblyomma robinsoni'' Warburton 1927 * '' Amblyomma rotundatum'' Koch 1844 * '' Amblyomma sabanerae'' Stoll, 1890 * '' Amblyomma scalpturatum'' Neumann, 1906 * '' Amblyomma sculptum'' Berlese, 1888 * '' Amblyomma scutatum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma soembawense'' Anastos, 1956 * '' Amblyomma sparsum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma splendidum'' Giebel, 1877 * '' Amblyomma squamosum'' Kohls, 1953 * '' Amblyomma supinoi'' Neumann, 1905 * '' Amblyomma sylvaticum'' de Geer, 1778 * '' Amblyomma tapirellum'' Dunn, 1933 * ''

Amblyomma testudinarium ''Amblyomma testudinarium'' is a hard-bodied tick of the genus ''Amblyomma''. It is found in Indonesia, India, Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam. Adults parasitize various larger mammals such as buffalo and cattle, whereas nymphs and larvae ...

'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma tholloni'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma tigrinum'' Koch 1844 * '' Amblyomma tonelliae'' Nava et al., 2014 * '' Amblyomma torrei'' Pérez Vigueras, 1934 * '' Amblyomma transversale'' Lucas, 1845 * '' Amblyomma triguttatum'' Koch 1844 * '' Amblyomma trimaculatum'' Lucas, 1878 * '' Amblyomma triste'' Koch 1844 * '' Amblyomma tuberculatum'' Marx, 1894 * '' Amblyomma usingeri'' Keirans, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1973 * '' Amblyomma varanense'' Supino, 1897 * '' Amblyomma variegatum'' Fabricius 1794 * '' Amblyomma varium'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma vikirri'' Keirans, Bull & Duffield, 1996 * '' Amblyomma williamsi'' Banks, 1924 * ''

Amblyomma yucumense ''Amblyomma'' is a genus of hard ticks. Some are disease vectors, for example the Rocky Mountain spotted fever in United States or ehrlichiosis in Brazil. This genus is the third largest in the family Ixodidae, with its species primarily o ...

'' Krawczak, 2015

Fossil species

* '' Amblyomma birmitum'' Chitimia-Dobler et al., 2017

Burmese amber Burmese amber, also known as Burmite or Kachin amber, is amber from the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar. The amber is dated to around 100 million years ago, during the latest Albian to earliest Cenomanian ages of the mid-Cretaceous period. Th ...

, Myanmar,

Cenomanian The Cenomanian is, in the International Commission on Stratigraphy's (ICS) geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age (geology), age of the Late Cretaceous epoch (geology), Epoch or the lowest stage (stratigraphy), stage of the Upper Cretace ...

References

External links

* http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/agah/pd/pages/ticksp2.htm
''Amblyomma variegatum''
on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site {{Authority control Arachnids of South America Ixodidae Acari genera Taxa named by Carl Ludwig Koch