title: The tick (Acari: Ixodidae) fauna of Herald's Beacon Islet, Australia.
abstract: A rare opportunity to travel to Herald's Beacon Islet with permission from the Australian government to collect ticks allowed for a survey of the tick fauna of the island to be undertaken for the first time. The avian fauna of the island, which serve as hosts, was also recorded and includes one new species record for the island. The seabird soft tick Ornithodoros capensis Neumann and the seabird hard tick Amblyomma loculosum Neumann were found to be present on the island. Images of the ticks present on the island are presented along with morphological characters for their identification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources, 5 Ring Road, Bundoora, VIC, 3186, Australia. mackenziekwak@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mackenzie L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kwak
authors.affiliation: James Cook University, P.O. Box 6811, Cairns, QLD, 4870, Australia.
authors.forename: Kate
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mintram
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male
keywords: Amblyomma loculosum; Biogeography; Birds; Island; Ornithodoros capensis; Ticks