Bothriocroton tachyglossi ( Roberts, 1953 )

Guglielmone, Alberto A., Petney, Trevor N. & Robbins, Richard G., 2020, Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019, Zootaxa 4871 (1), pp. 1-322 : 132

6. Bothriocroton tachyglossi ( Roberts, 1953) .

An Australasian species, all of whose parasitic stages are usually found on Monotremata : Tachyglossidae . Adults have been collected from Artiodactyla : Bovidae , and there is a doubtful nymphal record from Perissodactyla : Equidae . There are no records of Bothriocroton tachyglossi causing human parasitism.

M: Andrews et al. (2006), under the name Aponomma tachyglossi

F: Roberts (1953), under the name Aponomma tachyglossi and given its current status in Guglielmone et al. (2009)

N: Andrews et al. (2006), under the name Aponomma tachyglossi

L: Roberts (1953), under the name Aponomma tachyglossi

Redescriptions

M: none

F: Andrews et al. (2006), under the name Aponomma tachyglossi

N: none

L: Andrews et al. (2006), under the name Aponomma tachyglossi

Note: Andrews et al. (2006) state that this tick has been extensively confused with Bothriocroton hydrosauri (as Aponomma hydrosauri ).