title: Redescription of Amblyomma integrum adults and immature stages.
abstract: Amblyomma integrum Karsch, 1879 (Acari: Ixodidae) is one of four Amblyomma Koch, 1844 species with eyes found in southern India and Sri Lanka. The immature stages of this species were poorly described. Therefore, accurate identification is difficult. Here we re-describe the male, female, nymph and larva of A. integrum and illustrate all the stages in greater detail for the first time. A set of diagnostic morphological characters is defined to distinguish this species from other sympatric species of eyed Amblyomma in any parasitic stage of development. Adults of A. integrum parasitize mostly various larger mammals whereas nymphs and larvae use mostly larger and medium mammals. Amblyomma integrum is recorded from India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Karnataka, Orissa and Tamil Nadu States) and throughout Sri Lanka.
authors.affiliation: United States National Tick Collection, the James H. Oliver, Jr. Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, U.S.A.
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Apanaskevich
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: K O
authors.initials: KO
authors.lastname: Bandaranayaka
authors.affiliation: United States National Tick Collection, the James H. Oliver, Jr. Institute for Coastal Plain Science, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, U.S.A.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Apanaskevich
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.|Postgraduate Institute of Science, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Rajakaruna
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000254:growth & development / Q000502:physiology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D008322:Mammals; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009758:Nymph / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013188:Sri Lanka / Q000453:epidemiology; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*
keywords: Amblyomma integrum; adults; description; larva; nymph