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UMMZ-PABI-000008993 - Amblyomma americanum [Lone Star Tick] - DNA/RNA Shield - Whole specimen

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Catalog Number: UMMZ-PABI-000008993

Modified: 2026-06-09

Recorded By: Keller, Oliver

Sex: Female

Life Stage: adult

Vitality: Dead

Organism Remarks: Whole specimen

Field Number: KS-SP-2026-0073

Event Date Start: 2026-05-26

Verbatim Event Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Sampling Protocol: Tick drag

Continent: North America

Country: United States

State/Province: Kansas

County: Sedgwick County

Locality: Wichita, Swanson Park, paths in forest

Verbatim Locality: United States: Kansas: Sedgwick County, Wichita, Swanson Park, paths in forest, 405–417 m, 37.70001, -97.46864

Minimum Elevation in Meters: 405.0

Maximum Elevation in Meters: 417.0

Decimal Latitude: 37.70001

Decimal Longitude: -97.46864

Coordinate Uncertainty in Meters: 275.0

Verbatim Coordinates: 37.70001, -97.46864

Georeferenced By: Keller

Georeferenced Date: 2026-05-31

Geodetic Datum: WGS84

Georeference Protocol: Cell Phone

Current Identification:

Identified By: Keller, Oliver

Date Identified: 2026-05-26

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