Mertins James W, Vigil Stacey L, Corn Joseph L
United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, Science, Technology, and Analysis Services, National Veterinary Services Laboratories, 1920 Dayton Ave., Ames, IA 50010 (
Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602 (
J Med Entomol. 2017 Jan;54(1):132-141. doi: 10.1093/jme/tjw159. Epub 2016 Oct 10.
Previous published evidence for the occurrence of an exotic armadillo tick, Amblyomma auricularium (Conil), in Florida is scant, but we found it is fully established and integrated into the state's tick fauna. We collected 11,192 specimens of this tick from naturalized nine-banded armadillos, Dasypus novemcinctus L., and 14 other species of wild native mammals and birds in Florida, while sampling statewide during 2004 through 2007. In all, we document its specific presence only in 14 contiguous South Florida counties. Moreover, we report the first collections of A. auricularium from the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana Kerr), common raccoon [Procyon lotor (L.)], cotton deermouse [Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte)], gray fox [Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber)], eastern spotted skunk [Spilogale putorius (L.)], and white-tailed deer [Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmerman)]. For the first time on birds, we report the collection of this tick from the broad-winged hawk [Buteo platypterus (Vieillot)], northern cardinal [Cardinalis cardinalis (L.)], Carolina wren [Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham)], gray catbird [Dumetella carolinensis (L.)], and yellow-rumped warbler [Setophaga coronata (L.)]. In addition, we report unattached A. auricularium collected from humans for the first time, and additional new collections from domestic dogs, Canis lupus familiaris L.
先前已发表的关于外来犰狳蜱（耳蜱硬蜱，Conil）在佛罗里达州出现的证据很少，但我们发现它已完全立足并融入该州的蜱类动物群。2004年至2007年在全州进行采样期间，我们从归化的九带犰狳（Dasypus novemcinctus L.）以及佛罗里达州的其他14种野生本土哺乳动物和鸟类身上采集了11,192只这种蜱的标本。总体而言，我们记录到它仅在佛罗里达州南部14个相邻的县有明确分布。此外，我们报告了首次从弗吉尼亚负鼠（Didelphis virginiana Kerr）、普通浣熊[北美浣熊（Procyon lotor (L.)]、棉鼠[棉鼠属（Peromyscus gossypinus (Le Conte)]、灰狐[灰狐属（Urocyon cinereoargenteus (Schreber)]、东部斑点臭鼬[斑臭鼬属（Spilogale putorius (L.)]和白尾鹿[白尾鹿属（Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmerman)]身上采集到耳蜱硬蜱。在鸟类方面，我们首次报告从阔翅鹰[阔翅鹰属（Buteo platypterus (Vieillot)]、北美主红雀[主红雀属（Cardinalis cardinalis (L.)]、卡罗来纳鹪鹩[卡罗来纳鹪鹩属（Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham)]、灰猫嘲鸫[灰猫嘲鸫属（Dumetella carolinensis (L.)]和黄腰白喉带鹀[白喉带鹀属（Setophaga coronata (L.)]身上采集到这种蜱。此外，我们首次报告了从人类身上采集到未附着的耳蜱硬蜱，以及从家犬（Canis lupus familiaris L.）身上采集到的其他新标本。
