1413 



ORIGINAL DETERMINATION 



3356 



Amblyomma tuberculatum 2 tf, 4 ?, 1 

 (preserved dry) 



Gopherus polyphemus 



Washington County, Alabama, U.S.A. 



Posted 18. VII. 1919 



C. A. Gary, State Veterinarian 

 Livestock Sanitary Dept. of 

 Alabama, Auburn, Ala., U.S.A. 



L. E. Robinson det. 3. VIII. 1919 



"Land turtle commonly called 'gopher' 

 [ticks] attached to legs, head, neck 

 & soft part of body" many ticks 

 present. 



Note N3356. Rec'd in box with 

 wool, 1 ? feebly alive, had 

 oviposited on journey. Shall try 

 to hatch eggs (This failed, G. H.F.N. 

 23.x. 1919). 



Rec'd. ackn'd. & Report sent 6. VIII. 

 1919. 



Mr. Gary wrote 24. VIII. 1919 giving 

 scientific name of host & stating 

 that it "is rather conmon on the 

 pine barrens & high lands in the 

 Southern States. It is quite a 

 large turtle & is often eaten by 

 natives. . ." 





GURRENT STATUS 



N 



3356 



RML 



112300 





2 tf, 4 ? Amblyomma tuberculatum 

 (dry) 





Gopherus polyphemus 



Washington Gounty (31.28 N, 88.16 W), 

 Alabama, U.S.A. 



Posted 18. VII. 1919 



G. A. Gary, State Veterinarian 

 Livestock Sanitary Dept. of 

 Alabama, Auburn, Ala., U.S.A. 



Gited & figured: Robinson (1926: 

 175-177). 



An additional 1 rf, 1 ? (pinned) 

 are in the BMNH collection. 



