Lectotype Designations for the Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) Described by Asa Fitch

TitleLectotype Designations for the Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae) Described by Asa Fitch
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication1987
AuthorsKeirans, JE, Barnes, JK
JournalJournal of the New York Entomological Society
Volume95
Pagination109-113
Keywordsbiology
Abstract
Dr. Asa Fitch, the first professional entomologist appointed by a state legislature, described three tick species and what he questionably believed to be a fourth. These specimens have been rediscovered, and lectotypes have been designated.
URLhttp://www.jstor.org/stable/25009597