TY - JOUR
T1 - The East Indies reptile tick Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae), taxonomy, biology and new host records, including the first record of human infestation
AU - Kwak, Mackenzie L.
AU - Jones, Max D.
AU - Harman, Madison E.A.
AU - Smith, Samantha N.
AU - D'souza, Anji
AU - Knierim, Tyler
AU - Barnes, Curt H.
AU - Waengsothorn, Surachit
AU - Amarga, Ace Kevin S.
AU - Kuo, Chi Chien
AU - Nakao, Ryo
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/11
Y1 - 2023/11
N2 - Amblyomma helvolum is a widespread, generalist ectoparasite of reptiles in the oriental region, and has the potential to become highly invasive should it be inadvertently introduced outside its native range through the exotic pet trade. All life stages of A. helvolum are re-characterised morphologically and the first examples of nanism (dwarfism) and gynandromorphy (male and female tissue in one animal) for the species are described. Eighteen new hosts records are presented for A. helvolum, including the first case of human infestation. The taxonomy, distribution, ecology, phenology, disease associations, and invasion biology of the species are also discussed.
AB - Amblyomma helvolum is a widespread, generalist ectoparasite of reptiles in the oriental region, and has the potential to become highly invasive should it be inadvertently introduced outside its native range through the exotic pet trade. All life stages of A. helvolum are re-characterised morphologically and the first examples of nanism (dwarfism) and gynandromorphy (male and female tissue in one animal) for the species are described. Eighteen new hosts records are presented for A. helvolum, including the first case of human infestation. The taxonomy, distribution, ecology, phenology, disease associations, and invasion biology of the species are also discussed.
KW - Ectoparasite
KW - Gynandromorphy
KW - Nanism
KW - Southeast Asia
KW - Thailand
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102224
DO - 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2023.102224
M3 - Article
C2 - 37422945
AN - SCOPUS:85165665521
SN - 1877-959X
VL - 14
JO - Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
JF - Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases
IS - 6
M1 - 102224
ER -
