A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago Basu, A. K. Basu, M. Adesiyun, A. A. Acarologia 2012 2012-03-30 52 1 39 50 CMG6 231480 [994,1261,741,765] Arachnida Ixodidae Amblyomma Animalia Ixodida 6 44 Arthropoda species nodosum  The presence of  A. nodosum, a tick that feeds on birds and anteaters, was recorded in Trinidadby 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, Mexicoand Paraguay( Nava et al.2007b; Voltzit 2007; Ogrzewalska et al.2009)