Amblyomma maculatum in Arizona? - Amblyomma

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Moved from Amblyomma triste.

Placing it at the genus level for now because of remarks https://bugguide.net/node/view/1421335. Part of the A. maculatum group, which is probably where a lot of the AZ and west TX records should end up for now until genetic work is done.

… Tyler Hedlund, 3 January, 2020 - 2:05pm

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… margarethe brummermann, 23 April, 2018 - 9:12am

Hmmm

I believe this is Amblyomma triste based on range

… Tyler Hedlund, 23 April, 2018 - 8:11am

not sure

similar debates on BG turned out to be A. maculatum. Not sure we can confirm either way from this pic unfortunately

… Blaine Mathison, 10 August, 2018 - 4:17pm

That's a bummer

Seems like once you get to AZ the ID gets more difficult without specimen in hand.

… Tyler Hedlund, 6 September, 2018 - 4:21pm

Agreed with ID

Looks like Amblyomma maculatum to me. They seem to move around quite a bit as I've been finding them in Illinois as well. I think they like to hitch rides on migrating birds which can place them in areas that aren't in their typical range.

… Tyler Hedlund, 20 July, 2016 - 3:39pm

Moved

Moved from Dermacentor.

… margarethe brummermann, 8 July, 2015 - 8:06pm

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Moved from ID Request.

… Blaine Mathison, 8 July, 2015 - 7:30pm

Do you see how different the shield is?

… margarethe brummermann, 8 July, 2015 - 8:05pm

Ack

the shield isn't the problem--the mouthparts are! Yeah, these mouthparts are too long for Dermacentor! I should've seen that the first time.

The habitus didn't look quite right for Ambylomma, but I think that is just the camera angle. Unfortunately, it cannot be keyed without seeing the coxae (i.e., I'd need a straight, clear, ventral view).

Cooley (1944) recorded A. maculatum from Willcox, Arizona, but didn't speculate as to whether it was introduced or established.

… Blaine Mathison, 14 July, 2015 - 3:06pm

Well, running blind without a key here, I know

anyway, there are very similar photos in Mike Quinn's Texas images. As for introduced or established: I found it in my shirt, and I had not been anywhere out of state or in fact outside Madera Canyon. It could have been from Proctor Rd or from the Mt Baldy trail head where I noticed it.

… margarethe brummermann, 14 July, 2015 - 3:23pm