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UMMZ-PABI-000003686 - Dermacentor variabilis [American Dog Tick] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen

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Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000003686

Modified: 2025-12-15

Recorded By: Keller, Oliver

Sex: Male

Life Stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Organism Remarks: Whole specimen

Field Number: LA/MS/TX-2025-0200

Event Date Start: 2025-07-05

Verbatim Event Date: Saturday, July 5, 2025

Sampling Protocol: Tick drag

Event Remarks: Temperature 82°

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State/Province: Mississippi

County: Franklin County

Locality: Meadville, Postcard Cabins Homochitto, Trail

Verbatim Locality: United States: Mississippi: Franklin County, Meadville, Postcard Cabins Homochitto, Trail, 31.436507, -90.892273, 58 m

Minimum Elevation in Meters: 58.0

Decimal Latitude: 31.436507

Decimal Longitude: -90.892273

Verbatim Coordinates: 31.436507, -90.892273

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Cell Phone

Current Identification:

Identified By: Keller, Oliver

Date Identified: 2025-07-05

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