Common name
Red-Legged Tick
Informal group
Invertebrates » Spiders, harvestmen and other arachnids
Territories
Establishment status
First record
1965
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Impact detail
Invasive. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Impacts
Ecological impact detail
Veterinary. (St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.);
Other notes
there are two subspecies of this taxon - evertsi evertsi and evertsi mimeticus, it should be noted that hybrid forms between these do exist.
References
Key, R., Fowler, L., Pryce, D., Wilkins, V., Key, R. (2021). Terrestrial & Freshwater Invertebrates of St Helena. Pisces Publications, Newbury; St Helena Invertebrate Forum (2024) St Helena Species Spreadsheet v12.5. Dataset.;