Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Amblyomma usingeri
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Ixodida
Superfamily
Ixodoidea
Family
Ixodidae
Genus
Amblyomma
Species
usingeri
Taxon category: Accepted
- Keirans, J.E. Hoogstraal, H. & Clifford, C.M. (1973) The Amblyomma (Acarma: Ixodidae) Parasitic on Giant Tortoises (Reptilia: Testudinidae) of the Galapagos Islands. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 66(3): 673-688
- Schatz, H. (1991) Arrival and establishment of acari on oceanic islands. In: Dusbábek, F. & Bukva, V. (eds.): Modern Acarology. SPB Academic Publ. bv, The Hague, vol. 2, p. 613-618.
- Schatz, H. (1991) Catalogue of known species of Acari from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador, Pacific Ocean). International Journal of Acarology 17(3): 213-225.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Amblyomma usingeri", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11845. Accessed 31 October 2026.