Amblyomma nodosum

The presence of A. nodosum, a tick that feeds on birds and anteaters, was recorded in Trinidad by several authors (Jones et al. 1972; Nava et al. 2007b; Voltzit 2007).

This tick is known to transmit rickettsial infections (Ogrzewalska et al. 2009).

Distribution: Brazil, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Colombia, Guatemala, Nicaragua, Panama, Venezuela, Argentina, Mexico and Paraguay (Nava et al. 2007b; Voltzit 2007; Ogrzewalska et al. 2009)