''Amblyomma'' is a genus of

hard tick The Ixodidae are the family of hard ticks or scale ticks, one of the three families of ticks, consisting of over 700 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 vectors, for example the Rocky Mountain spotted fever in Brazil or ehrlichiosis in the United States. 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

Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

, to the 50th parallel in the Southern Hemisphere, and even reaches the alpine zone of the Andes. They also occur in Eurasia, Africa and Australia.
G. V. Kolonin, Fauna of Ixodid Ticks of the World (Acari, Ixodidae), Moscow 2009

Species

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Amblyomma albolimbatum ''Amblyomma albolimbatum'' is a species of tick. It is also known as the stumptailed lizard tick. It feeds on lizards, in particular skinks, but also snakes. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia ...

'' Neumann, 1907 * ''

Amblyomma albopictum ''Amblyomma albopictum'' is a species of tropical hard ticks. It is typically found parasitizing '' Cyclura nubila'', ''Chilabothrus angulifer'', ''Cubophis cantherigerus'', ''Leiocephalus carinatus'', and less commonly the Paraguaian hairy dwar ...

'' Neumann 1899 * '' Amblyomma americanum'' Linnaeus,

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– lone star tick *''

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

'' Apanaskevich & Apanaskevich, 2018 * ''

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

'' Kohls 1969 * '' Amblyomma arcanum'' Karsch, 1879 * '' Amblyomma argentinae'' Neumann, 1905 * '' Amblyomma arianae'' 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, 2009S. Nava, A. J. Mangold, M. Mastropaolo, J. M. Venzal, E. B. Oscherov, & A. A. Guglielmone. 2009. ''Amblyomma boeroi'' n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae), a parasite of the Chacoan peccary ''Catagonus wagneri'' (Rusconi) (Artiodactyla: Tayassuidae) in Argentina. ''Systematic Parasitology'' 73(3):161-74. * ''

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

'' Hirst & Hirst, 1910 * ''

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

'' Aragão, 1908 * '' Amblyomma breviscutatum'' Neumann, 1899 * ''

Amblyomma cajennense ''Amblyomma cajennense'' or Cayenne tick is a species of tick found in a range from the southern part of the United States to northern Argentina, through Central America and some of the Caribbean. As a consequence the species has adapted to a wi ...

'' Fabricius, 1787 * ''

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

'' Roberts, 1963 * '' Amblyomma calcaratum'' Neumann, 1899 * ''

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

'' Rageau, 1964 * ''

Amblyomma clypeolatum The Asian tortoise tick, (''Amblyomma clypeolatum'') is a hard-bodied tick of the genus '' Amblyomma''. The tick is a parasite of tortoises, such as ''Geochelone elegans'', domestic dogs, buffaloes. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar ...

'' Neumann, 1899 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma cohaerens'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma compressum'' Macalister, 1872 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma crassipes'' Neumann, 1901 * ''

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

'' Robinson, 1926 * '' Amblyomma crenatum'' Neumann 1899 * '' Amblyomma cruciferum'' Neumann, 1901 * '' Amblyomma darwini'' Hirst & Hirst, 1910 * ''

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

'' Koch 1844 * '' Amblyomma dubitatum'' Neumann 1899 * '' Amblyomma eburneum'' Gerstäcker, 1873 * ''

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

'' Roberts 1953 * ''

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

'' Price, 1959 * '' Amblyomma exornatum'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma extraoculatum'' Neumann 1899 * '' Amblyomma falsomarmoreum'' Tonelli-Rondelli, 1935 * ''

Amblyomma fimbriatum ''Amblyomma fimbriatum'' is a species of tick, a blood feeding parasite. The hosts include the goanna ''Varanus rosenbergi The Rosenberg's monitor (''Varanus rosenbergi'') is an Australian species of varanid reptile found in southern regions ...

'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma flavomaculatum'' Lucas, 1846 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma fuscolineatum'' Lucas, 1847 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1907 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1899 * ''

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

'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma geochelone'' Durden, Keirans & Smith, 2002 * ''

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

'' Cantor, 1847 * ''

Amblyomma gervaisi ''Amblyomma gervaisi'' is a hard-bodied tick of the genus '' Amblyomma''. The tick is a parasite of snakes, such as '' Naja naja'', '' Python molurus'' species and monitor species such as '' Varanus ocellatus'', ''Varanus yemenensis'', ''Varanu ...

'' Lucas, 1847 * '' Amblyomma glauerti'' Keirans, King & Sharrad, 1994 * ''

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

'' Neumann 1899 * ''

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

'' Teng, 1981 * ''

Amblyomma hebraeum ''Amblyomma hebraeum'', commonly known as the South African bont tick, is a species of hard tick that is native to southern Africa. They are sexually dimorphic. Description The conscutum of the male is dappled in various shades and colours. The ...

'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma helvolum'' Koch, 1844 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1906 * ''

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

'' Koch, 1844 * ''

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

'' Kohls, 1958 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1906 * ''

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

'' Santos Dias, 1989 * '' Amblyomma inornatum'' Banks, 1909 * ''

Amblyomma integrum ''Amblyomma integrum'' is a hard-bodied tick of the genus '' Amblyomma''. It is found in India and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, tr ...

'' Karsch, 1879 *'' Amblyomma interandinum'' Nava et al., 2014Santiago Nava, Lorenza Beati, Marcelo B. Labruna, Abraham G. Cáceres, Atilio J. Mangold, and Alberto A. Guglielmone. 2014. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of ''Amblyomma cajennense'' (Fabricius, 1787) with the description of three new species, ''Amblyomma tonelliae'' n. sp., ''Amblyomma interandinum'' n. sp. and ''Amblyomma patinoi'' n. sp., and reinstatement of ''Amblyomma mixtum'' Koch, 1844, and ''Amblyomma sculptum'' Berlese, 1888 (Ixodida: Ixodidae). ''Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases'', Volume 5, Issue 3, April 2014, pp. 252-276; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.11.004, as accessed 22 Sep 2020. * ''

Amblyomma javanense ''Amblyomma javanense'' is a hard-bodied tick of the genus ''Amblyomma''. It is found in Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka, Philippines and Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom ...

'' Supino, 1897 * '' Amblyomma komodoense'' Oudemans, 1928 * ''

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

'' Anastos, 1956 * '' Amblyomma laticaudae'' Warburton 1933 * ''

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

'' Koch, 1844 * '' Amblyomma lepidum'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma limbatum'' Neumann, 1899 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1907 * ''

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

'' Koch, 1844 * ''

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

'' Keirans, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1973 * ''

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

'' 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: *''G ...

'' Koch, 1844 * ''

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

'' Koch, 1844 * ''

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

'' Koch, 1844Santiago Nava, Lorenza Beati, Marcelo B. Labruna, Abraham G. Cáceres, Atilio J. Mangold, and Alberto A. Guglielmone. 2014. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of ''Amblyomma cajennense'' (Fabricius, 1787) with the description of three new species, ''Amblyomma tonelliae'' n. sp., ''Amblyomma interandinum'' n. sp. and ''Amblyomma patinoi'' n. sp., and reinstatement of ''Amblyomma mixtum'' Koch, 1844, and ''Amblyomma sculptum'' Berlese, 1888 (Ixodida: Ixodidae). ''Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases'', Volume 5, Issue 3, April 2014, pp. 252-276; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.11.004, as accessed 22 Sep 2020. * ''

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

'' Koch, 1867 * ''

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

'' Roberts, 1953 * '' Amblyomma multipunctum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma naponense'' Packard, 1869 * ''

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

'' Lane & Poinar, 1986 * '' Amblyomma neumanni'' Ribaga 1902 * ''

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

'' Hirst & Hirst, 1910 * ''

Amblyomma nodosum ''Amblyomma nodosum'' is a species of specialized tick, found in three roadkilled giant anteaters from Minas Gerais, Brazil. There are 100 species of ''Amblyomma'' worldwide, 33 of which are from Brazil. ''A. nodosum'' is a specialist that ...

'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma nuttalli'' Dönitz, 1909 * ''

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

'' Koch, 1844 * ''

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

'' Kolonin, 1992 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1910 * '' Amblyomma ovale'' Koch, 1844 * ''

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

'' Aragão, 1911 * '' Amblyomma papuanum'' Hirst, 1914 * ''

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

'' Fonseca & Aragao, 1952 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1901 * '' Amblyomma parvum'' Aragão, 1908 * ''

Amblyomma patinoi ''Amblyomma patinoi'' is a species of tick of the genus '' Amblyomma''. The species is associated with the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia. '' Rickettsia'' species can habitate ''A. patinoi'' endosymbiotically. References Further reading *Al ...

'' Nava, et al., 2014Santiago Nava, Lorenza Beati, Marcelo B. Labruna, Abraham G. Cáceres, Atilio J. Mangold, and Alberto A. Guglielmone. 2014. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of ''Amblyomma cajennense'' (Fabricius, 1787) with the description of three new species, ''Amblyomma tonelliae'' n. sp., ''Amblyomma interandinum'' n. sp. and ''Amblyomma patinoi'' n. sp., and reinstatement of ''Amblyomma mixtum'' Koch, 1844, and ''Amblyomma sculptum'' Berlese, 1888 (Ixodida: Ixodidae). ''Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases'', Volume 5, Issue 3, April 2014, pp. 252-276; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.11.004, as accessed 22 Sep 2020. * '' Amblyomma pattoni'' Neumann, 1910 * ''

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

'' Neumann 1899 * ''

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

'' Dunn, 1933 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1901 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1906 * '' Amblyomma pilosum'' Neumann, 1899 * ''

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

'' Dönitz, 1909 * '' Amblyomma postoculatum'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma pseudoconcolor'' Aragão, 1908 * '' Amblyomma pseudoparvum'' Guglielmone, Mangold & Keirans, 1990 * ''

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

'' Schulze, 1941 * '' Amblyomma rhinocerotis'' de Geer, 1778 * ''

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

'' Warburton 1927 * ''

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

'' Koch 1844 * '' Amblyomma sabanerae'' Stoll, 1890 * '' Amblyomma scalpturatum'' Neumann, 1906 * ''

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

'' Berlese, 1888Santiago Nava, Lorenza Beati, Marcelo B. Labruna, Abraham G. Cáceres, Atilio J. Mangold, and Alberto A. Guglielmone. 2014. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of ''Amblyomma cajennense'' (Fabricius, 1787) with the description of three new species, ''Amblyomma tonelliae'' n. sp., ''Amblyomma interandinum'' n. sp. and ''Amblyomma patinoi'' n. sp., and reinstatement of ''Amblyomma mixtum'' Koch, 1844, and ''Amblyomma sculptum'' Berlese, 1888 (Ixodida: Ixodidae). ''Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases'', Volume 5, Issue 3, April 2014, pp. 252-276; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.11.004, as accessed 22 Sep 2020. * '' Amblyomma scutatum'' Neumann, 1899 * ''

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

'' Anastos, 1956 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma sphenodonti'' Dumbleton, 1943 * ''

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

'' Giebel, 1877 * ''

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

'' Kohls, 1953 * ''

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

'' Neumann, 1905 * ''

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

'' de Geer, 1778 * ''

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

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

'' Neumann, 1899 * '' Amblyomma tigrinum'' Koch 1844 * ''

Amblyomma tonelliae ''Amblyomma tonelliae'' is a species of tick of the genus ''Amblyomma''. The species is associated with dry areas of the Chaco region, spanning central-northern Argentina to Bolivia and Paraguay. ''Rickettsia'' species can habitate ''A. tonelliae ...

'' Nava et al., 2014Santiago Nava, Lorenza Beati, Marcelo B. Labruna, Abraham G. Cáceres, Atilio J. Mangold, and Alberto A. Guglielmone. 2014. Reassessment of the taxonomic status of ''Amblyomma cajennense'' (Fabricius, 1787) with the description of three new species, ''Amblyomma tonelliae'' n. sp., ''Amblyomma interandinum'' n. sp. and ''Amblyomma patinoi'' n. sp., and reinstatement of ''Amblyomma mixtum'' Koch, 1844, and ''Amblyomma sculptum'' Berlese, 1888 (Ixodida: Ixodidae). ''Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases'', Volume 5, Issue 3, April 2014, pp. 252-276; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2013.11.004, as accessed 22 Sep 2020. * ''

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

'' Pérez Vigueras, 1934 * ''

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

'' Lucas, 1845 * ''

Amblyomma triguttatum ''Amblyomma triguttatum'', commonly known as the kangaroo tick, is a species of tick in the genus '' Amblyomma'' native to Australia. There are four subspecies, one or more of which might be separate species. The nominate subspecies is a vector ...

'' Koch 1844 * ''

Amblyomma trimaculatum The Goanna tick, (''Amblyomma trimaculatum''), is a hard-bodied tick of the genus '' Amblyomma''. It is found in Papua New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia, Solomon Islands, and Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා ...

'' Lucas, 1878 * '' Amblyomma triste'' Koch 1844 * ''

Amblyomma tuberculatum ''Amblyomma tuberculatum'', commonly known as the gopher tortoise tick, is a species of hard tick native to the United States whose adult and nymphal stages are commonly collected from the gopher tortoise, ''Gopherus polyphemus'', with as man ...

'' Marx, 1894 * ''

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

'' Keirans, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1973 * ''

Amblyomma varanense The Asian monitor lizard tick, (''Amblyomma varanense'') is a hard-bodied tick of the genus '' Amblyomma''. It is found in India, Thailand, Taiwan and Sri Lanka. Adults parasitize various reptiles such as varanids and snakes. These ticks ar ...

'' Supino, 1897 * ''

Amblyomma variegatum ''Amblyomma variegatum'', commonly known as the tropical bont tick, is a species of tick of the genus ''Amblyomma'' endemic to Africa. It has spread from its centre of origin to several countries, including the Caribbean islands, where it is kno ...

'' Fabricius 1794 * ''

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

'' Koch, 1844 * ''

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

'' Keirans, Bull & Duffield, 1996 * ''

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

'' Banks, 1924

Fossil species

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

'' Chitimia-Dobler et al., 2017 Burmese amber, Myanmar,

Cenomanian The Cenomanian is, in the ICS' geological timescale, the oldest or earliest age of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or the lowest stage of the Upper Cretaceous Series. An age is a unit of geochronology; it is a unit of time; the stage is a unit in the s ...

References

External links

* http://www.fao.org/ag/aga/agah/pd/pages/ticksp2.htm
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IFAS IFAS may refer: * Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences * Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge, a sewage treatment process * International French adjectival system In rock climbing, mountaineering, and other climbing disciplines, clim ...

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