116. Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877 .

An Afrotropical species whose adults and nymphs are usually found on Artiodactyla: Bovidae . All parasitic stages of Amblyomma splendidum have been collected from Artiodactyla: Bovidae and Suidae; adults alone have been recovered from Proboscidea: Elephantidae; nymphs and larvae have been taken from Carnivora: Canidae, Rodentia: Thryonomyidae, and Galliformes: Numididae; larvae alone have been found on Galliformes: Phasianidae . There are no records of Amblyomma splendidum causing human parasitism.

M: Giebel (1877)

F: Giebel (1877)

N: Borght-Elbl (1977); see note below

L: Borght-Elbl (1977); see note below

Redescriptions

M: Neumann (1899), Dönitz (1909), Robinson (1926), Tendeiro (1952), Elbl and Anastos (1966a), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Voltzit and Keirans (2003)

F: Neumann (1899), Dönitz (1909), Robinson (1926), Tendeiro (1952), Elbl and Anastos (1966a), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Voltzit and Keirans (2003)

N: none

L: none

Note: the descriptions of the nymph and larva of Amblyomma splendidum in Borght-Elbl (1977) are not recognized by Voltzit and Keirans (2003).