First description of the male and redescription of the immature stages of Amblyomma rotundatum (Acari: Ixodidae), a recently discovered tick in the U.S.A.
The male of Amblyomma rotundatum is described for the first time, and the nymph and larva are redescribed. This tick is a parthenogenetically reproducing species parasitic on amphibians and reptiles in the warmer areas of the New World. Attempts to mate male and female A. rotundatum under laboratory conditions were unsuccessful.
Keirans
J E
JE
Institute of Arthropodology & Parasitology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro 30460.
Oliver
J H
JH
D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D007814:Larva / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009758:Nymph / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013987:Ticks / Q000648:ultrastructure*