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UMMZ-PABI-000003685 - Amblyomma americanum [Lone Star Tick] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen

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Record Details

Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000003685

Modified: 2025-12-15

Recorded By: Keller, Oliver

Sex: Male

Life Stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Organism Remarks: Whole specimen

Field Number: LA/MS/TX-2025-0199

Event Date Start: 2025-07-05

Verbatim Event Date: Saturday, July 5, 2025

Sampling Protocol: Tick drag

Event Remarks: Temperature 88°

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State/Province: Mississippi

County: Franklin County

Locality: Homochitto National Forest, Richardson Creek Trailhead near Clear Springs Campground

Verbatim Locality: United States: Mississippi: Franklin County, Homochitto National Forest, Richardson Creek Trailhead near Clear Springs Campground, 31.429174, -90.983581, 112 m

Minimum Elevation in Meters: 112.0

Decimal Latitude: 31.429174

Decimal Longitude: -90.983581

Verbatim Coordinates: 31.429174, -90.983581

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Cell Phone

Identifications

Current Identification:

Identified By: Keller, Oliver

Date Identified: 2025-07-05

Scientific Name: Amblyomma americanum

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Arthropoda

Class: Arachnida

Order: Ixodida

Family: Ixodidae

Genus: Amblyomma

Specific Epithet: americanum

Taxon Rank: Species

Common Name: Lone Star Tick