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Dermacentor variabilis - American Dog Tick - United States - 2025-01-01

Preparation: DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen | Temperature 62°

Count: 3

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Record Details

Catalog number: UMMZ-PABI-000002642

Modified: 2025-05-26

Recorded by: Keller, Oliver

Sex: Male

Life stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Field number: Matthaei2025-0004

Event date start: 2025-01-01

Verbatim event date: Saturday, May 24, 2025

Sampling protocol: Tick drag

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State province: Michigan

County: Washtenaw County

Locality: Ann Arbor, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, grass area NW of bridge

Verbatim locality: United States: Michigan: Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, Matthaei Botanical Gardens, grass area NW of bridge, 242 m, 42.301363, -83.663131

Maximum elevation in meters: 242.0

Decimal latitude: 42.301363

Decimal longitude: -83.663131

Verbatim coordinates: 42.301363, -83.663131

Geodetic datum: WGS84

Georeference protocol: Cell phone

Identifications

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Date identified: 2025-05-24

Scientific name: Dermacentor variabilis

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class name: Arachnida

Order name: Ixodida

Family: Ixodidae

Genus: Dermacentor

Specific epithet: variabilis

Taxon rank: Species

Vernacular name: American Dog Tick

Item: 27872