Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1888)

Velde, Nancy Vander Velde And Brian Vander & O., P., 2013, Known and potential ticks and tick-borne pathogens of Micronesia, Micronesica 2013 (1), pp. 1-26 : 7

Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1888)

The cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus , is a widespread vector of livestock disease. Kohls (1957) considered it an early introduction into Micronesia. In 2008, this tick was collected in vast numbers from Philippine deer ( Cervus mariannus ) and in far lesser numbers from a pet carabao ( Bubalus bubalis ), both on Guam. Some earlier reports on Micronesia tell of the presence of another cattle tick, Margaropus annulatus or Boophilus annulatus (now Rhipicephalus ) ( Barber 1916, Alicata 1948). Kohls (1957), however, discounted those accounts as misidentifications of the above species, and hence the latter tick is not included in Table 1.