The first cryptic genus of Ixodida, Cryptocroton n. gen. for Amblyomma papuanum Hirst, 1914: a tick of North Queensland, Australia, and Papua New Guinea
Zootaxa. 2024 Feb 12;5410(1):91-111.
doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5410.1.5.
1 Department of Parasitology; School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane; Qld; 4072; Australia. s.barker@uq.edu.au.
2 Department of Parasitology; School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane; Qld; 4072; Australia. samuel.kelava@uq.net.au.
3 Epidemiology; Parasites and Vectors; Agricultural Research Council; Onderstepoort Veterinary Research; Onderstepoort 0110; South Africa; The Department of Life and Consumer Sciences; University of South Africa; Florida 1709; South Africa.; The Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases; University of Pretoria; Pretoria 0110; South Africa.. mansb@arc.agric.za.
4 US National Tick Collection; Institute for Coastal Sciences; Georgia Southern University; Statesboro; GA; 30460; USA; Department of Biology; Georgia Southern University; Statesboro; GA; 30460; USA.. dapanaskevich@georgiasouthern.edu.
5 Queensland Museum; PO Box 3300; South Brisbane; 4101; Qld; Australia. owen.seeman@qm.qld.gov.au.
6 CSIRO; Health and Biosecurity; Canberra; ACT; Australia. alexander.gofton@csiro.au.
7 Centre for Bioinnovation and School of Science; Technology and Engineering; University of the Sunshine Coast; Maroochydore; Qld; 4556; Australia. rshao@usc.edu.au.
8 Department of Parasitology; School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane; Qld; 4072; Australia. e.teo@uq.net.au.
9 Medical Entomology; Environmental Health Directorate; Western Australian Department of Health; Mount Claremont; WA; 6010; Australia. kimberly.evasco@health.wa.gov.au.
10 Institute for Applied Ecology; Faculty of Science & Technology; University of Canberra; Bruce; 2617; ACT; Australia. kari.soennichsen@canberra.edu.au.
11 Department of Parasitology; School of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences; The University of Queensland; Brisbane; Qld; 4072; Australia. dayana.barker@uqconnect.edu.au.
12 Department of Disease Control; Graduate School of Veterinary Medicine; Hokkaido University; Hokkaido 0600818; Japan. ryo.nakao@vetmed.hokudai.ac.jp.