title: First records of Amblyomma americanum, Ixodes (Ixodes) dentatus, and Ixodes (Ceratixodes) uriae (Acari: Ixodidae) from Maine.
abstract: The first records of 3 ixodid tick species collected in the state of Maine are reported. A total of 23 records of the lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum (L., 1758), in 11 counties from hosts with no history of travel outside the state demonstrates that this tick is now a resident of Maine. Ixodes dentatus Marx, 1899 is recorded from Waldo and Lincoln counties, and Ixodes uriae White, 1852 is recorded from Matinicus Rock in Knox County. This is the first report of I. uriae from the eastern United States. Disease agents such as those causing human monocytic ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, and several arboviruses have been recorded from 1 or more of these tick species.
authors.affiliation: U.S. National Tick Collection, Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro 30460, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Keirans
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Lacombe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes / Q000254:growth & development*; D008281:Maine / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D013987:Ticks / Q000254:growth & development*