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Ixodes amersoni

Ixodes amersoni

Kohls, 1966

GBIF:119405715

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Host (s) Seabird: Pterodroma lessonii.
Heath, Allen C. G., Palma, Ricardo L., Cane, Rachel P., Hardwick, Scott (2011): Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Zootaxa 2995: 55-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203775
Note: Other recorded hosts for this tick are the white tern (Gygis alba) and the red-footed booby (Sula sula). The record from the blue-grey noddy (Procelsterna cerulea albivitta) in Heath (2010 a: 13, 16) is erroneous.
Heath, Allen C. G., Palma, Ricardo L., Cane, Rachel P., Hardwick, Scott (2011): Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Zootaxa 2995: 55-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203775
Distribution World: Phoenix Island, Enderbury Island, Phoenix Islands group, Pacific Ocean. New Zealand: Curtis Island, Kermadec Islands.
Heath, Allen C. G., Palma, Ricardo L., Cane, Rachel P., Hardwick, Scott (2011): Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Zootaxa 2995: 55-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203775

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Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae)

checklist

This dataset contains the digitized treatments in Plazi based on the original journal article Heath, Allen C. G., Palma, Ricardo L., Cane, Rachel P., Hardwick, Scott (2011): Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Zootaxa 2995: 55-63, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.203775

Abstract

A list of all the species of ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae) known to occur naturally in the New Zealand subregion is given. Hosts, geographic distribution and relevant references are provided for each species. Three erroneous records published recently, two in a book on New Zealand biodiversity and one in a seabird tick review are corrected.

Key words: ticks, Acari, Ixodidae, Argasidae, New Zealand, checklist, erroneous records

Heath A C G, Palma R L, Cane R P, Hardwick S, plazi (2011). Checklist of New Zealand ticks (Acari: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Plazi.org taxonomic treatments database. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.203775 accessed via GBIF.org on 2026-06-15.

CC0Published 8/15/2011View dataset
GBIF Usage Key
119405715
Dataset Key
243330e0-1613-42ec-a6dd-60c80c56a438
Origin
source
Backbone Key
5174068
Taxon ID
2D6C87CBFFFF2370FF20F8A7FAD9FEC3.taxon
Last Crawled
6/11/2026
Last Interpreted
6/11/2026