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of the United States, largely in Texas, the frequency of occurrence 
on different hosts was as follows: Dog 23, cattle 11, man 9, horse 9, 
deer 4, goat 3, peccary 2, hog 2, mule 2, skunk 2, sheep 1, wolf 1, fox 
Fig. 11.—The lone star tick, Amblyomma americanum: Distribution in the United States. The large 
dots show localities where the species has been collected in our investigation. The small dots indicate 
the probable range of the species. (Original.) 
squirrel 1, badger 1, domestic cat 1, wild turkey 2, and chaparral 
cock 1. 
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION. 
(Fig. 11.) 
The type locality for this species is Pennsylvania or New Jersey. 
The Marx collection contains one unengorged female from Labrador. 
The species has been collected from nearly all of the States bordering 
