42. Amblyomma fulvum Neumann, 1899 .

A Neotropical species known only to parasitize Squamata: Boidae . See note below.

M: Neumann (1899)

F: unknown

N: unknown

L: unknown

Redescriptions

M: Robinson (1926), Keirans (1972), Voltzit (2007); see note below

Note: the type locality for the only known specimen of Amblyomma fulvum is uncertain because Neumann (1899) states that the host was collected in “ Brésil?”, but Keirans (1972) states that its host, Eunectes murinus, does not occur in Brazil, which is incorrect. Keirans (1972) considers the ventral posterointernal tubercles of each festoon except the central to be a distinctive morphological feature of the male of Amblyomma fulvum, but this character is not shown in the corresponding figure. The text and figure of Keirans (1972) are repeated in Voltzit (2007); however, neither Neumann (1899) nor Robinson (1926) described such tubercles, resulting in major uncertainty concerning the correct diagnosis of Amblyomma fulvum, and a redescription of this species is needed. The record of a male of Amblyomma fulvum collected from the ground in Brazil by Figueiredo et al. (1999) is treated here as a misidentification.