The first cryptic genus of ixodida, cryptocroton n. gen. for amblyomma papuanum hirst, 1914 : a tick of North Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea

Abstract

We describe a new genus Cryptocroton n. gen. for Amblyomma papuanum Hirst, 1914, a tick of North Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea.

Description

Keywords

New genus, Ixodida, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Echidna, Cassowary

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG-15: Life on land

Citation

Barker, S.C., Kelava, S., Mans, B.J. et al. 2024, 'The first cryptic genus of ixodida, cryptocroton n. gen. for amblyomma papuanum hirst, 1914 : a tick of North Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea', Zootaxa, vol. 5410, no. 1, pp. 091-111. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5410.1.5.