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Ixodes anatis

Ixodes anatis

Chilton, 1904

GBIF:119405717

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Host (s) Land birds: Apteryx mantelli, Apteryx australis lawryi, Apteryx australis australis; Anas superciliosa, A. platyrhynchos, Branta canadensis maxima, Gallirallus australis hectori (Chatham Islands; possibly a contaminant).
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: New Zealand. New Zealand: Widespread in northern two-thirds of North Island and southern South Island; Stewart Island.
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
119405717
Dataset Key
243330e0-1613-42ec-a6dd-60c80c56a438
Origin
source
Backbone Key
5174041
Taxon ID
2D6C87CBFFF82370FF20FE4EFCEFFD6B.taxon
Last Crawled
6/11/2026
Last Interpreted
6/11/2026