No. 13 (10 Jan. 2003): 1-68
Accepted: 1 Nov. 2002
An annotated bibliography of the spinose ear tick,
Otobius
megnini (Dugès,
1883) (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae)
1883-2000
JAMES E. KEIRANS
U.S. National Tick Collection,
Institute of Arthropodology and Parasitology, Georgia Southern University,
Statesboro, Georgia
30460-8056, U.S.A.
J. MATHEWS
POUND
Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory,
Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Kerrville,
Texas 78028-9184, U.S.A.
Corresponding author: jkeirans@gasou.edu
Abstract
Since the first published
description of Otobius megnini,
the spinose ear tick, by Dugès in 1883, its importance primarily
as a pest of cattle and horses has lead to the publication of numerous
research articles, as well as pamphlets,
leaflets, brochures and other informative printings. The following annotated
bibliography is the first attempt to
gather references to these writings into a single alphabetically organized
document as an historical aid to
those interested in furthering their knowledge or research efforts on this
species. During the 132 years from
the first published reference to this tick in 1868 through the year 2000, we
have found and referenced 928 writings.
The initial fourth of these were written during the 71 years from 1868 through
1939, with publication efforts during
the second, third and fourth quartiles being quite similar and requiring 21
(1940 through 1960), 19 (1961 through
1979), and 21 years (1980 through 2000), respectively. Owing perhaps to the
species originating in the
southwestern U.S. and spreading southward into Mexico and South America,
>90% of the citations are written
in English (753 or 81.1%) or Spanish (85 or 9.3%). The remaining publications
are in French (4.8%), German (2.8%),
Portuguese (0.6%), Russian (0.5%), Afrikaans (0.3%), Italian (0.2%), Danish
(0.1%), Croatian (0.1%) and Turkish (0.1%).
Although efforts were made to reference as many publications as possible,
the authors welcome additional citations and corrections to those already
included.
Key words: Otobius
megnini, (Argasidae), annotated
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