Bubo virginianus (J. F. Gmelin, 1788)

Robbins, Richard G., Nava, Santiago, Ronai, Isobel, Chong, Kaylin L. & Guglielmone, Alberto A., 2025, Type specimens of the world’s hard tick species (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae): collection data and depositories for all valid names and the current status of invalid names, Zootaxa 5606 (1), pp. 1-287 : 143

Type host: Bubo virginianus montgomeryi Nuttall, 1912 , Haemaphysalis

Nuttall, G.H.F. (1912) Notes on ticks. II. (1) New species ( Amblyomma , Haemaphysalis ) (2) Ixodes putus : description of the hitherto unknown larval stage. Parasitology, 5, 50–60.

Type depositories: BMNH: lectotype (male) and paralectotypes (males and females) (Hoogstraal et al. 1966), ZMB: a paralectotype (male) ( Moritz & Fischer 1981, named as “ paratypus ”), ENV: paralectotypes named “cotypes” (developmental stages not specified) ( Nuttall & Warburton 1915)

Type locality: “Muktesar,” Uttar Pradesh ,” probably referring to Mukteshwar, Uttarakhand, India