123. Amblyomma tholloni Neumann, 1899 .

An Afrotropical species whose adults are usually found on Proboscidea: Elephantidae, but all parasitic stages have been recovered from elephantids and from Artiodactyla: Bovidae and Hippopotamidae, Carnivora: Felidae, and Passeriformes: Pittidae; adult ticks and undetermined immature stages have been collected from Artiodactyla: Suidae, and Testudines: Testudinidae (provisional); adults alone have been taken from Carnivora: Canidae and Herpestidae, Perissodactyla: Equidae and Rhinocerotidae, and Squamata (unknown family), while nymphs alone have been found on Squamata: Chamaeleonidae, Accipitriformes: Accipi-tridae, and Musophagiformes: Musophagidae . Amblyomma tholloni is a sporadic parasite of humans.

M: Neumann (1899)

F: Neumann (1899)

N: Santos Dias (1948b)

L: Santos Dias (1948b)

Redescriptions

M: Robinson (1926), Santos Dias (1947), Hoogstraal (1956a), Elbl and Anastos (1966a), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Voltzit and Keirans (2003), Horak et al. (2018)

F: Robinson (1926), Santos Dias (1947), Hoogstraal (1956a), Elbl and Anastos (1966a), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Voltzit and Keirans (2003), Horak et al. (2018)

N: Borght-Elbl (1977), Voltzit and Keirans (2003)

L: Borght-Elbl (1977), Voltzit and Keirans (2003)