Key to Host 



AD Axis Deer 



AU Aoudad Sheep 



BC Bobcat 



BI Bison 



BB Black Bear 



CN Corsican Sheep 

 CO Coyote 

 CU Cougar 

 D Deer 

 E Elk 



J Javelina 



LT Leopard Tortoise 



OP Opossum 



R Rabbit 



RC Raccoon 

 RI Rock Iguana 

 6D Sambar Deer 

 T Wild Turkey 



Key to Species 



a Ixodes aff inis 



c Amblyomma cruciferum 



i Dermacentor halli 



m Amblyomma marmoreum 



n Amblyomma lnornatum 



t Ixodes texanug 



** Nymphal stage 

 *** Introduced species 



USDA, APHIS, VS 

 NVSL, AMES, IOWA 



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