Amblyomma
Amblyomma americanum
Amblyomma is a genus of hard ticks ( Ixodidae ). It is distributed worldwide, most species occur in the New World. Some species can be transmitted as vector infectious diseases, including Rocky Mountain spotted fever in humans and tularemia, anaplasmosis and heartwater disease on animals.
Features
The mouth parts are significantly longer than the proximal portion of the gnathosoma (named " base capituli " ), so that bites can be more painful than other ticks. The genus is equipped with eyes. On the Chitinschild to find ornaments. Additional shields the anus does not have this genus.
The ticks can be very large. The females of Amblyomma tuberculatum reach up to 25 millimeters. They are the largest ticks of the North American continent. The nature of Amblyomma varium, who lives in South America and sucks on sloths can be even greater.
Dissemination
Of this genus many species are known. They are north and south of the equator on every continent in warm climates. They can occur on the northern hemisphere up to the 40th degree of latitude, in the southern hemisphere they reach 50 degrees south latitude. They come within this distribution area also on how the Galapagos Islands and the Antilles islands far away from the mainland. Many endemic forms are located here.
Way of life
The ticks parasitize not only mammals, but can also infect amphibians and reptiles. Amblyomma dissimile affects iguanas and Amblyomma tuberculatum found on turtles.
System
The genus Amblyomma is the third largest within the family of hard ticks. The list of species is based on Kolonin ( 2009).
- Amblyomma albolimbatum Neumann, 1907
- Amblyomma albopictum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma americanum (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Amblyomma antillorum Kohls, 1969
- Amblyomma arge tinae Neumann, 1904
- Amblyomma Astrion Doenitz, 1909
- Amblyomma aureolatum ( Pallas, 1772)
- Amblyomma auricularium ( Conil, 1878)
- Amblyomma austr Aliense Neumann, 1905
- Amblyomma babirussae Schulze, 1933
- Amblyomma boulengeri Hirst & Hirst, 1910
- Amblyomma brasiliense Aragão, 1908
- Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius, 1787)
- Amblyomma calabyi Roberts, 1953
- Amblyomma calcaratum Naumann, 1899
- Amblyomma chabaudi Rageau, 1964
- Amblyomma clypeolatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma coelebs Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma cohaerens Doenitz, 1909
- Amblyomma compressum ( Macalister, 1872)
- Amblyomma cordiferum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma crassum Robinson, 1926
- Amblyomma crenatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma cruciferum Neumann, 1901
- Amblyomma cyprium Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma darwini Hirst & Hirst, 1910
- Amblyomma dissimile C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma dubitatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma eburneum Gerstaecker, 1873
- Amblyomma falsomarmoreum Tonelli - Rondelli, 1935
- Amblyomma fulvum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma fuscum Neumann, 1907
- Amblyomma geayi Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma gemma Donitz, 1909
- Amblyomma Geochelone Durden, Keiran & Smith, 2002
- Amblyomma geoemydae ( Cantor, 1847)
- Amblyomma glauerti Keiran King, Sharrad, 1994
- Amblyomma goeldii Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma hebraeum C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma helvolum C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma hirtum Neumann, 1906
- Amblyomma humeral C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma imitator Kohls, 1958
- Amblyomma incisum Neumann, 1906
- Amblyomma inornatum ( Banks, 1909)
- Amblyomma integrum Karsh, 1879
- Amblyomma javanense ( Supino, 1897)
- Amblyomma latepunctatum Tonelli - Rondelli, 1939
- Amblyomma lepidum Doenitz, 1909
- Amblyomma limbatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma loculosum Neumann, 1907
- Amblyomma longirostre (C. L. Koch, 1844)
- Amblyomma macfarlandi Keiran, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1973
- Amblyomma macropi Roberts, 1953
- Amblyomma maculatum C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma marmoreum C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma moreliae C. L. Koch, 1867
- Amblyomma Moyi Roberts, 1953
- Amblyomma multipunctum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma naponense (Packard, 1869)
- Amblyomma neumanni Ribaga, 1902
- Amblyomma nitidum Hirst & Hirst, 1910
- Amblyomma nodosum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma nuttalli Dönitz, 1909
- Amblyomma oblongoguttatum C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma ovale C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma Pacae Aragão, 1911
- Amblyomma papuanum Hirst, 1914
- Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann, 1901
- Amblyomma parvum Aragão, 1908
- Amblyomma paulopunctatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma personatum Neumann, 1901
- Amblyomma pictum Neumann, 1906
- Amblyomma pilosum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma pomposum Doenitz, 1909
- Amblyomma postoculatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma pseudoconcolor Aragão, 1908
- Amblyomma pseudoparvum ( Guglielmone, chard & Keiran, 1990)
- Amblyomma quadricavum ( Schulze, 1941)
- Amblyomma rhinocerotis ( De Geer, 1778)
- Amblyomma robin soni Warburton, 1927
- Amblyomma romitii Tonelli - Rondelli, 1939
- Amblyomma rotundatum C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma sabanerae Stoll, 1894
- Amblyomma scalpturatum Neumann, 1906
- Amblyomma scutatum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma sparsum Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1899
- Amblyomma squamosum Kohls, 1953
- Amblyomma supinoi Neumann, 1905
- Amblyomma sylvaticum ( De Geer, 1778)
- Amblyomma testudinarium C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma tholloni Neumann, 1899
- Amblyomma tigrinum C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma torrei Vigueras, 1934
- Amblyomma triguttatum C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma triste C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma tuberculatum Marx, 1894
- Amblyomma usingeri Keiran, Hoogstraal & Clifford, 1973
- Amblyomma variegatum (Fabricius, 1794)
- Amblyomma varium C. L. Koch, 1844
- Amblyomma vikirri Keiran, Bull and Duffield, 1996
- Amblyomma williamsi Banks, 1924