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UMMZ-PABI-000002640 - Dermacentor variabilis [American Dog Tick] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen

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Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000002640

Modified: 2026-01-09

Recorded By: Keller, Oliver

Sex: Male

Life Stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Organism Remarks: Whole specimen

Field Number: Matthaei2025-0002

Event Date Start: 2025-05-24

Verbatim Event Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025

Sampling Protocol: Tick drag

Event Remarks: Temperature 62°

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State/Province: Michigan

County: Washtenaw County

Locality: Ann Arbor, Matthaei Botanical Gardens fields

Verbatim Locality: United States: Michigan: Washtenaw County, Ann Arbor, Matthaei Botanical Gardens fields, 246 m, 42.296883, -83.665853

Minimum Elevation in Meters: 246.0

Decimal Latitude: 42.296883

Decimal Longitude: -83.665853

Verbatim Coordinates: 42.296883, -83.665853

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Cell phone

Current Identification:

Identified By: Keller, Oliver

Date Identified: 2025-05-24

Scientific Name: Dermacentor variabilis

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Ixodida

Family: Ixodidae

Genus: Dermacentor

Specific Epithet: variabilis

Taxon Rank: Species

Common Name: American Dog Tick