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UMMZ-PABI-000000445 - Argasidae [Soft Ticks] - DNA/RNA Shield - Ectoparasite

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Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000000445

Modified: 2026-02-24

Recorded By: Budinski, Ivana | Dyer, Kristin

Other Catalog Numbers: AMNH-M-284004

Occurrence Remarks: BZ#.Rec#3206 | Bag#TT | PIT/BandD0800

Organism Remarks: Ectoparasite; Desmodus rotundus | Common Vampire Bat | Mass 23 | FA 53.1

Field Number: FDS#000059

Event Date Start: 2024-05-02

Verbatim Event Date: 5/2/2024

Sampling Protocol: By hand

Continent: North America

Country: Belize

State/Province: Orange Walk District

Locality: Ka'kabish Archaeological Reserve; KK 4

Decimal Latitude: 17.814455

Decimal Longitude: -88.73075

Verbatim Coordinates: 17.81455 n 88.73075 w

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Handheld GPS

Current Identification:

Date Identified: 2024-05-02

Scientific Name: Argasidae

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Ixodida

Family: Argasidae

Taxon Rank: Family

Common Name: Soft Ticks