Amblyomma integrum

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| taxon = Amblyomma integrum

| authority = Karsch, 1879

| synonyms = *Amblyomma distinctum Karsch, 1879

• Amblyomma prolongatum Neumann, 1906
• Amblyomma (Theileriella) integrum Santos Dias, 1993
• Amblyomma (Xiphiastor) integrum Camicas et al., 1998

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Amblyomma integrum is a hard-bodied tick of the genus Amblyomma. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.{{cite web | url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/c94620513b6c754cf9fc223756cde6c2 | title=Species Details : Amblyomma integrum Karsch, 1879 | publisher=Catalogue of Life | accessdate=5 February 2017}} Adults parasitize various larger mammals such as buffalo and cattle, whereas nymphs and larvae use mostly larger and medium mammals.{{cite journal | title=Redescription of Amblyomma integrum adults and immature stages | journal=Med Vet Entomol. | pmid=27335249 | doi=10.1111/mve.12178 | volume=30 | issue=3 | pages=330–41 | last1 = Apanaskevich | first1 = DA | last2 = Bandaranayaka | first2 = KO | last3 = Apanaskevich | first3 = MA | last4 = Rajakaruna | first4 = RS| year=2016 | s2cid=29122899 }} In Sri Lanka, tick was identified as an agent of human otoacariasis.{{cite journal | title=Life cycle of Amblyomma integrum (Acari: Ixodidae) under laboratory conditions | journal=Exp Appl Acarol | pmid=26984749 | doi=10.1007/s10493-016-0034-5 | volume=69 | issue=3 | pages=335–45 | last1 = Bandaranayaka | first1 = KO | last2 = Apanaskevich | first2 = DA | last3 = Rajakaruna | first3 = RS| year=2016 | s2cid=463676 }}