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Amblyomma americanum

(Linnaeus, 1758)

Lone Star Tick

GNRUnranked Found in 17 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.974182
Element CodeILACA15010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryInvertebrate Animal
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassArachnida
OrderIxodida
FamilyIxodidae
GenusAmblyomma
Concept Reference
Lindquist, E.E., T.D. Galloway, H. Artsob, L.R. Lindsay, M. Drebot, H. Wood, and R.G. Robbins. 2016. A handbook to the ticks of Canada (Ixodida: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Biological Survey of Canada Monograph Series No. 7. doi: 10.3752/9780968932186
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
South CarolinaSNRYes
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNANo
British ColumbiaSNANo
ManitobaSNANo
AlbertaSNANo
QuebecSNRYes
Roadless Areas (17)
Arkansas (5)
AreaForestAcres
Clifty CanyonOzark-St. Francis National Forest1,963
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Indiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Mogan RidgeHoosier National Forest8,435
Louisiana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Saline Bayou W & S River CorridorKisatchie National Forest5,355
Oklahoma (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beech CreekOuachita National Forest8,303
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bee CoveSumter National Forest3,025
Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Saint Marys AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest1,454
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
References (1)
  1. Lindquist, E.E., T.D. Galloway, H. Artsob, L.R. Lindsay, M. Drebot, H. Wood, and R.G. Robbins. 2016. A handbook to the ticks of Canada (Ixodida: Ixodidae, Argasidae). Biological Survey of Canada Monograph Series No. 7. doi: 10.3752/9780968932186