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. 2024 Feb 12;5410(1):91-111. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5410.1.5.

Abstract

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

MeSH terms

  • Amblyomma
  • Animals
  • Australia
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Queensland
  • Ticks*