James E. Keirans

James Edward Keirans (1935–2023), U.S. acarologist.

Taxon names authored

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• 4 taxon names authored by James E. Keirans

Publications

(List may be incomplete)

• Clifford, C.M., Sonenshine, D.E., Keirans, J.E. & Kohls, G.M. 1973. Systematics of the Subfamily Ixodinae (Acarina: Ixodidae). 1. the Subgenera of Ixodes. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 66(3): 489–500. DOI: 10.1093/aesa/66.3.489 Reference page. 
• Clifford, C.M., Walker, J.B. & Keirans, J.E. 1977. Ixodes (Afrixodes) neitzi, n. sp. (Acarina: Ixodidae) from the mountain reedbuck in South Africa. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 44: 143–150. Reference page. 
• Spickett, A.M., Keirans, J.E., Norval, R.A.I. & Clifford, C.M. 1981. Ixodes (Afrixodes) matopi n.sp. (Acarina:Ixodidae): A tick found aggregating on pre-orbital gland scent marks of the klipspringer in Zimbabwe. Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 48: 23–30. Handle (with link to PDF). Reference page. 
• Keirans, J.E., Clifford, C.M. & Walker, J.B. 1982. The Ixodes (Afrixodes) oldi group (Acari: Ixodidae) from sub-Saharan Africa with descriptions of five new species. Journal of Medical Entomology 19(3): 309–329. DOI: 10.1093/jmedent/19.3.309 . Reference page. 
• Lazell, J.D., Keirans, J.E. & Samuelson, G.A. 1991. The Sulawesi black racer, Coluber (Ptyas) dipsas, and a remarkable ectoparasitic aggregation. Pacific Science 45(4): 355–361. hdl: 10125/1402 Reference page. 
• Keirans, J.E., King, D.R. & Sharrad, R.D. 1994. Aponomma (Bothriocroton) glebopalma, n. subgen., n. sp., and Amblyomma glauerti n. sp. (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae), parasites of monitor lizards (Varanidae) in Australia. Journal of Medical Entomology 31(1): 132–147.

External links

• James E. Keirans, Ph.D. Professor & Curator. Staff page, Georgia Southern University.