A genus of hardbacked TICKS, in the family IXODIDAE. It includes lone star tick and Gulf Coast tick in Americas. Amblyomma americanum is the primary vector of EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS and EHRLICHIA EWINGII which cause EHRLICHIA. Other Amblyomma-associated diseases include TULAREMIA and RICKETTSIOSIS.

Synonyms: Tropical Bont Tick Lone-Star Ticks txid65637 Tick, Lone-Star Ornate Kangaroo Ticks Tick, Ornate Kangaroo Amblyomma americanum txid6943 txid6942 txid34610 Amblyomma Gulf Coast Tick Tick, Lone Star Amblyomma triguttatum Tropical Bont Ticks Lone Star Tick Tick, Gulf Coast Lone-Star Tick Amblyomma variegatum Aponomma Lone Star Ticks Tick, Tropical Bont txid34609 Ornate Kangaroo Tick Amblyomma maculatum