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).