A New Genus of Hard Ticks in Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae)

Volume: 54, Issue: 3, Pages: 199 - 205
Published: Mar 1, 2003
Abstract
A hard tick larva in Cretaceous Burmese amber is described as Cornupalpatum burmanicum n. g., n. sp. Diagnostic characters include a subcircular body with a marginal groove, 11 festoons, elongate four-segmented palpi with the fourth segment distinct and apical, the absence of an anal groove and eyes, and the presence of claws on palpal segment 3. The last character is unique for all members of the Ixodida, both fossil and extant. Aside from the...
Paper Details
Title
A New Genus of Hard Ticks in Cretaceous Burmese Amber (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae)
Published Date
Mar 1, 2003
Volume
54
Issue
3
Pages
199 - 205
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