171. Ixodes ornithorhynchi Lucas, 1846 .

An Australasian species, all described stages of which are known only to parasitize Monotremata: Ornithorhynchidae .

M: unknown

F: Lucas (1846)

N: Pagenstecher (1861), as explained in Neumann (1899)

L: Roberts (1960)

Redescriptions

F: Neumann (1899), Nuttall and Warburton (1911), Roberts (1960, 1970)

N: Neumann (1899), Nuttall and Warburton (1911), Roberts (1960, 1970)

L: Sénevet and Ripert (1967a), Roberts (1969)

Note: Camicas et al. (1998) list the male of Ixodes ornithorhynchi as described, but we have been unable to find a description of this stage.