Abstract
All ticks are haematophagous, and many exhibit some level of host specificity as adults, usually parasitizing only certain types of hosts. Amblyomma limbatum and Bothriocroton hydrosauri are generally accepted to be ectoparasites of reptiles. Herein, three instances of parasitism on humans by these ticks are reported. The observations confirm that these species will parasitize humans and provide new information about life stages and attachment sites.
Highlights
Ticks are parasitic arthropods that are generally haematophagous in all three active life stages; larval, nymphal and adult instars (Oliver, 1989)
Using the keys in Roberts (1970), the tick was identified as a male of Amblyomma limbatum Neumann, How to cite this article Norval G. et al (2020), Three instances of reptile ticks parasitising humans
Using the keys and descriptions in Roberts (1970) and Andrews et al (2006), the tick was identified as a nymph of Bothriocroton hydrosauri (Denny, 1843), formerly classified as Aponomma hydrosauri, and was subsequently deposited in the parasites collection of South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia
Summary
Ticks are parasitic arthropods that are generally haematophagous in all three active life stages; larval, nymphal and adult instars (Oliver, 1989). Using the keys in Roberts (1970), the tick was identified as a male of Amblyomma limbatum Neumann, How to cite this article Norval G. et al (2020), Three instances of reptile ticks parasitising humans.
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