Georgia Southern University - U.S. National Tick Collection (GSU:USNTC)
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SCBI_013.20140702.IXOSCA.N
Ixodes scapularis Say, 1821
Ixodidae
Lorenza Beati (5/8/15)
Keirans, J. E., and C. M. Clifford. 1978. The genus Ixodes in the United States: a scanning electron microscope study and key to the adults. Journal of Medical Entomology, 15(Supplement 2):1-38.
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SCBI.2014.26
D02LRC12
2014-07-02
United States, Virginia, Warren, Domain 02, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Plot SCBI_013 (plot dimensions: 40m x 40m) [Location ID: SCBI_013.tickPlot.tck]
38.873041 -78.163313 WGS84
345-367 meters (1132-1204ft)
deciduousForest; slope aspect: 314.86; slope gradient: 16.55; soil type order: Alfisols
Tick specimens collected as part of NEON tick dragging protocol. Held by US National Tick Collection at Georgia Southern University.
nymph
16
95% ethanol
15 removed for testing
f3bcf980-1eb3-456b-bb72-023e098dc874
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Lorenza Beati, Curator (lorenzabeati@georgiasouthern.edu)