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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Mites and Ticks (Acari) » Parasitiformes » Ticks (Ixodida) » Hard Ticks (Ixodidae) » Amblyomma

Genus Amblyomma

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Works Cited
Lone Star Tick - Amblyomma americanum Tick - Amblyomma americanum - female Tick - Amblyomma americanum Lone star tick - Amblyomma americanum - male White Shield Chigger? - Amblyomma maculatum Ixodes adult female? - Amblyomma tick - Amblyomma americanum Unknown Ixodida - Amblyomma
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Chelicerata (Chelicerates)
Class Arachnida (Arachnids)
Subclass Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Superorder Parasitiformes
Order Ixodida (Ticks)
Family Ixodidae (Hard Ticks)
Genus Amblyomma
Explanation of Names
Amblyomma Koch 1844
Numbers
~130 spp. total(1)
Identification
see (2)
Works Cited
1.Catalogue of Life
2.The genus Amblyomma (Ixodidae) in the United States
Cooley RA. 1944. Journal of Parasitology Vol. 30: 77-111.
Contributed by Lynette Elliott on 21 June, 2005 - 2:20pm
Additional contributions by Chuck Entz, v belov, Edward Ruden
Last updated 22 March, 2025 - 3:45pm

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