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UMMZ-PABI-000008807 - Amblyomma americanum [Lone Star Tick] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen

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Record Details

Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000008807

Modified: 2026-06-09

Recorded By: Keller, Oliver

Sex: Female

Life Stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Organism Remarks: Whole specimen

Field Number: KS-WSUNBR-2026-0037

Event Date Start: 2026-05-25

Verbatim Event Date: Monday, May 25, 2026

Sampling Protocol: Tick drag

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State/Province: Kansas

County: Sedgwick County

Locality: Viola, Wichita State University Ninnescah Biological Reserve

Verbatim Locality: United States: Kansas: Sedgwick County, Viola, Wichita State University Ninnescah Biological Reserve, 397–404 m, 37.5361, -97.6802

Minimum Elevation in Meters: 397.0

Maximum Elevation in Meters: 404.0

Decimal Latitude: 37.5361

Decimal Longitude: -97.6802

Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 650.0

Verbatim Coordinates: 37.5361, -97.6802

Georeferenced By: Keller

Georeferenced Date: 2026-05-31

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Cell Phone

Identifications

Current Identification:

Identified By: Keller, Oliver

Date Identified: 2026-05-25

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