Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Canestrini, 1888) The cattle tick, Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus, is a widespread vector of livestock disease. Kohls (1957) considered it an early introduction into Micronesia. In 2008, this tick was collected in vast numbers from Philippine deer (Cervus mariannus) and in far lesser numbers from a pet carabao (Bubalus bubalis), both on Guam. Some earlier reports on Micronesia tell of the presence of another cattle tick, Margaropus annulatus or Boophilus annulatus (now Rhipicephalus) (Barber 1916, Alicata 1948). Kohls (1957), however, discounted those accounts as misidentifications of the above species, and hence the latter tick is not included in Table 1.

Published as part of Velde, Nancy Vander Velde And Brian Vander & O., P., 2013, Known and potential ticks and tick-borne pathogens of Micronesia, pp. 1-26 in Micronesica 2013 (1) on page 7, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.12117350