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Redescription of the numbat tick Ixodes (Sternalixodes) myrmecobii Roberts, 1962 (Acari: Ixodidae) with descriptions of the male and nymph, and new host records
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Redescription of the numbat tick Ixodes (Sternalixodes) myrmecobii Roberts, 1962 (Acari: Ixodidae) with descriptions of the male and nymph, and new host records

M.L. Kwak, A. Ash and A. Elliot
Zootaxa, Vol.4272(1), pp.40-56
2017
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Abstract

Limited knowledge regarding the biology and identification of the Australian tick Ixodes myrmecobii exists with only the female described to date. Here we provide a description of the male and nymph as well as a redescription of the female. All described stages are molecularly characterised using the cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (CO1) and internal tran-scribed spacer 2 (ITS2) loci. An updated list of hosts is presented including the first records from humans, cattle and sev-eral native species. Information on the distribution and conservation status of this species is also included.

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Citation topics
1 Clinical & Life Sciences
1.258 Zoonotic Diseases
1.258.227 Tick-borne Pathogens
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Zoology
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Plant & Animal Science
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