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EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED ACAROLOGY
Volume 71, Issue 1, Pages 97-102Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-016-0104-8
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Island; Ornithodoros capensis; Amblyomma loculosum; Birds; Biogeography; Ticks
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A rare opportunity to travel to Herald's Beacon Islet with permission from the Australian government to collect ticks allowed for a survey of the tick fauna of the island to be undertaken for the first time. The avian fauna of the island, which serve as hosts, was also recorded and includes one new species record for the island. The seabird soft tick Ornithodoros capensis Neumann and the seabird hard tick Amblyomma loculosum Neumann were found to be present on the island. Images of the ticks present on the island are presented along with morphological characters for their identification.
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