Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877

Guglielmone, Alberto A., Petney, Trevor N. & Robbins, Richard G., 2020, Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019, Zootaxa 4871 (1), pp. 1-322 : 121

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scientific name	Amblyomma splendidum Giebel, 1877
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An Afrotropical species whose adults and nymphs are usually found on Artiodactyla : Bovidae . All parasitic stages of Amblyomma splendidum have been collected from Artiodactyla : Bovidae and Suidae ; adults alone have been recovered from Proboscidea : Elephantidae ; nymphs and larvae have been taken from Carnivora : Canidae , Rodentia : Thryonomyidae , and Galliformes : Numididae ; larvae alone have been found on Galliformes : Phasianidae . There are no records of Amblyomma splendidum causing human parasitism.

M: Giebel (1877)

F: Giebel (1877)

N: Borght-Elbl (1977); see note below

L: Borght-Elbl (1977); see note below

Redescriptions

M: Neumann (1899) , Dönitz (1909), Robinson (1926), Tendeiro (1952), Elbl and Anastos (1966a), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Voltzit and Keirans (2003)

F: Neumann (1899) , Dönitz (1909), Robinson (1926), Tendeiro (1952), Elbl and Anastos (1966a), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Voltzit and Keirans (2003)

N: none

L: none

Note: the descriptions of the nymph and larva of Amblyomma splendidum in Borght-Elbl (1977) are not recognized by Voltzit and Keirans (2003).

References

Donitz, W. (1909) Uber das Zeckengenus Amblyomma. Sitzungsberichten der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin, 8, 440 - 482. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 11762

Elbl A. & Anastos, G. (1966 a) Ixodid ticks (Acarina, Ixodidae) of Central Africa. Volume I. General introduction. Genus Amblyomma Koch, 1844. Annales du Musee Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Serie 8, Sciences Zoologique, 145, 1 - 275.

Giebel, C. G. A. (1877) Amblyomma splendidum neue Zecke aus Westafrika. Zeitschrift fur die Gesamte Naturwissenschaft, 1, 293 - 295.

Matthysse, J. G. & Colbo, M. H. (1987) The ixodid ticks of Uganda. Entomological Society of America, College, Park, Maryland, 426 pp.

Neumann, L. G. (1899) Revision de la famille des ixodides (3 e memoire). Memoires de la Societe Zoologique de France, 12, 107 - 294.

Robinson, L. E. (1926) Ticks. A monograph of the Ixodoidea. Part IV. The genus Amblyomma. Cambridge University Press, London, 302 pp.

Tendeiro, J. (1952) Ixodideos da Guine Portuguesa. Chaves para a identificacao das carracas guineenses. Lista de hospedeiros e de especies. Anais do Instituto de Medicina Tropical, 9, 195 - 263.

Voltzit, O. V. & Keirans, J. E. (2003) A review of African Amblyomma species (Acari, Ixodida, Ixodidae). Acarina, 11, 135 - 214.