FIRST DESCRIPTION OF THE MALE AND REDESCRIPTION OF THE IMMATURE STAGES OF AMBLYOMMA-ROTUNDATUM (ACARI, IXODIDAE), A RECENTLY DISCOVERED TICK IN THE USA

The male of Amblyomma rotundatum is described for the first time, and the nymph and larva are redescribed. This tick is a parthenogeneticall y reproducing species parasitic on amphibians and reptiles in the warm er areas of the New World, Attempts to mate male and female A. rotunda tum under laboratory conditions were unsuccessful.