A New Collection of Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae) in Peru, With Description of a Gynandromorph and Report of Rickettsia Detection
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DOI: 10.1093/jme/tjx194
Abstract: Abstract Adult stages of Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann parasitize wild and domestic camelids of the genera Lama and Vicugna in highlands of Andean Plateau and Patagonia. Within the Peruvian Andes, few reports have documented this tick-host… read more here.
Keywords: parvitarsum; peru; amblyomma parvitarsum; new collection ... See more keywords
New association between Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae) and the endemic lizard Liolaemus eleodori (Iguania: Liolaemidae) in Argentina
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DOI: 10.17420/ap6501.180
Abstract: Records of lizard parasitizing ticks in Argentina are scarce and incomplete. We recorded a new population of Liolaemus eleodori, a lizard endemic to Argentina, parasitized by the hard tick Amblyomma parvitarsum. Hence, the objective of… read more here.
Keywords: association; amblyomma parvitarsum; liolaemus eleodori; new association ... See more keywords