Bothriocroton concolor (Acari: Ixodidae) on the Kangaroo Island Kangaroo: A New Host–Parasite Relationship

M. Oorebeek; P. Rismiller

doi:10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[901:BCAIOT]2.0.CO;2

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M. Oorebeek,^* P. Rismiller^**

^* Corresponding author: School of Biological Sciences, Flinders University, P.O. Box 2100, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia (e-mail: oore0001@flinders.edu.au).
^**Anatomical Sciences, University of Adelaide, SA 5005, Adelaide, Australia.

Abstract

In 2006, we examined Kangaroo Island kangaroos, Macropus fuliginosus fuliginosus, for ticks. We collected three tick species: Ixodes hirsti Hassall, Hemaphysalis bancrofti Nuttall & Warburton, and Bothriocroton concolor (Neumann). Surprisingly, the specimens included eight females and one nymph of B. concolor, which had previously been considered strictly host specific to the echidna (Tachyglossus sp.). This is the first record of B. concolor on the Kangaroo Island kangaroo.

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M. Oorebeek and P. Rismiller "Bothriocroton concolor (Acari: Ixodidae) on the Kangaroo Island Kangaroo: A New Host–Parasite Relationship," Journal of Medical Entomology 44(5), 901-902, (1 September 2007). https://doi.org/10.1603/0022-2585(2007)44[901:BCAIOT]2.0.CO;2

Received: 27 February 2007; Accepted: 6 May 2007; Published: 1 September 2007