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 - Feb 12 2024

Keywords

  • Amblyomma
  • Animals
  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Queensland
  • Ticks

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