The first cryptic genus of Ixodida, Cryptocroton n. gen. for Amblyomma papuanum Hirst, 1914: a tick of North Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea

Stephen C. Barker, Samuel Kelava, Ben J. Mans, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Owen D. Seeman, Alexander Gofton, Renfu Shao, Ernest J.M. Teo, Kimberley L. Evasco, Kari F. Soennichsen, Dayana Barker, Ryo Nakao

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Abstract

We describe a new genus Cryptocroton n. gen. for Amblyomma papuanum Hirst, 1914, a tick of North Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-111
Number of pages21
JournalZootaxa
Volume5410
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

Keywords

  • Australia
  • Ixodida
  • Papua New Guinea
  • cassowary
  • echidna
  • new genus

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