Amblyomma testudinarium

Amblyomma testudinarium is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Amblyomma. It is found in Indonesia, India, Japan, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Vietnam.^[1] Adults parasitize various larger mammals such as buffalo and cattle, whereas nymphs and larvae use mostly larger and medium mammals.^[2]

Amblyomma testudinarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Amblyomma
Species:	A. testudinarium
Binomial name
Amblyomma testudinarium Koch, 1844
Synonyms
Amblyomma compactum Neumann, 1901 Amblyomma cyprium cyprium Chang, 1958 (misapplied name) Amblyomma fallax Schulze, 1932 Amblyomma infestum Koch, 1844 Amblyomma infestum borneense Schulze, 1936 Amblyomma infestum taivanicum Schulze, 1935 Amblyomma infestum testudinarium Schulze, 1932 Amblyomma testudinarium taivanicum Luh & Wao, 1950 Amblyomma yajimai Kishida, 1935 Amblyomma (Anastosiella) infestum Santos Dias, 1993 Amblyomma (Xiphiastor) testudinarium Camicas et al., 1998 Ixodes auriscutellatus Koningsberger, 1901

Records

In 2010, a 74-year-old Korean woman was bitten by the tick, which is the first human case of Amblyomma bite from Korea.^[3] More human bites were recorded from Japan as well.^[4] Apart from humans, it is a common ectoparasite of medium to large-sized mammals. SFTS virus was detected from the tick larva.^[5] In 1993, Rickettsia sp. strain AT-1T was isolated from the ticks from Japan.^[6]