Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844

An Australasian and Oriental tick, this species is found most commonly in montane rainforests. It is a parasite of large lizards and snakes, with rare records from tortoises and mammals (Anastos 1950; Auffenberg 1988; Hoogstraal and Aeschlimann 1982). Burridge (2011) lists A. helvolum as feeding on humans, but Guglielmone et al. (2014) tentatively reject this as no confirmation was found.

Amblyomma helvolum is a small tick that is widely distributed throughout much of Southeast Asia. On the continent, it has been reported from Lao PDR, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (Kohls 1957; Hoogstraal et al. 1968b; Petney and Keirans 1996b).

The male, female and nymph are described in Voltzit and Keirans (2002).