TABLE |.=-Exotic ticks and certain other parasites collected --continued 
State 
or Area Date 
Massachusetts---October 1970 
May 1971 
Michigan-------- January 1971 
New Mex ico------ December 1970 
New Jersey----~- September 1970 
December 1970 
March 197] 
Oregon---------- January 197I 
Texas----------- July 1970- 
June 1971 
September 1970 
Virgin Istands--March 1971 
March 1971 
Parasite 
Heleonomus sp.(chewing | ice) 
Haemaphysalis hystricis 
Haematomyzus elephantis 
(elephant louse) 
Dermestidae (skin beetles) 
Rhipicephatus pulchellus 
Rhipicephalus evertsi 
Amblyomma gemma ~ 
Rhipicephatus sahguineus 
Rhipicephalus pulchellus 
Rhipicephalus everts! 
Amblyomma dissimile 
Boophilus annulatus 
Boophilus microplus 
Boophilus sp.(immatures) 
Dermacentor albipictus 
Amblyomma hebraeum 
Amblyomma varlegatum 
Amblyomma varlegatum 
Host and remarks 
Cranes from Tasmania. |/ 
Tapir from Southeast Asia. Collected at 
Franklin Park Zoo, Boston. 4/ 
Elephants from Bangkok, Thailand. 2/ 
Beef jerky from Mexico. 5/ 
Zebra from Kenya, East Africa. Collected at Inter- 
national Animal Quarantine Station, Clifton. 2h 
Hedge hog from Germany. Collected at International 
Animal Quarantine Station, Clifton. 2/ 
Zebra from Kenya, East Africa. Collected at Inter- 
national Animal Quarantine Station, Clifton. 2/ 
Boa constrictor. Collected In Polk County. 6/ 
34 collections. 
24 collections. 
55 collections. 
52 collections. 
Collected at ports of 
Brownsville, Del Rio, 
Eagle Pass, El Paso, 
Laredo, and Presidio. I/ 
Rhinoceros from South Africa. Collected at Houston. 
Sheep. Collected at Fredericksted, St. Croix. 7/ 
Cattle. Collected at Fredericksted, St. Croix. I/ 
\/ Collected by an Animal Health inspector, USDA. 
2/  Cotlected by an Animal Health veterinarian, USDA. 
3/ Collected by a veterinary practitioner. 
4/ Collected by a zoo veterinarian or other zoo personnel. 
5/ Collected by 
7/ Collected by 
a consumer. 
6/ Collected by a private owner. 
a 
Consumer and Marketing Service meat inspector, USDA. 
2/ 
