Amblyomma Koch, 1844

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The genus Amblyomma Koch, 1844

The genus Amblyomma is represented by 106 species in the world, 59 of which are present in the Neotropical region, with 47 being exclusive to this location; 11 are present in the Nearctic region, and just one is not native of America ( Barros-Battesti et al. 2006). Specifically, 31 Amblyomma species have been reported in Colombia (Lopez 2017), but according to scientific databases and new systematic classification, the list is updated to 29 Amblyomma species including: A. auricularium (Conil, 1878) , A. calcaratum Neumann, 1899 , A. coelebs Neumann, 1899 , A. crassum Robinson, 1926 , A. dissimile Koch, 1844 , A. geayi Neumann 1899 , A. goeldii Neumann 1899 , A. humerale Koch, 1844 , A. incisum Neumann, 1906 , A. longirostre (Koch, 1844) , A.maculatum Koch, 1844 , A. mixtum Koch, 1844 , A. multipunctum Neumann, 1899 , A. naponense (Packard, 1869) , A. neumanni Ribaga, 1902 , A. nodosum Neumann, 1899 , A. oblongoguttatum Koch, 1844 , A. ovale Koch, 1844 , A. pacae Aragão, 1911 , A. parvum Aragão, 1908 , A. patinoi Labruna, Nava & Beati 2014 , A. pecarium Dunn, 1933 , as well as, A. rotundatum Koch, 1844 , A. sabanerae Stoll, 1894 , A. scalpturatum Neumann, 1906 , A. tapirellum Dunn, 1933 , A. tigrinum Koch, 1844 , A. triste Koch, 1844 , A. varium Koch, 1844 .