Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Amblyomma pilosum
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Ixodida
Superfamily
Ixodoidea
Family
Ixodidae
Genus
Amblyomma
Species
pilosum
Taxon category: Accepted
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- 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) Catalogue of known species of Acari from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador, Pacific Ocean). International Journal of Acarology 17(3): 213-225.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Amblyomma pilosum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5514. Accessed 6 July 2025.