Ixodes (Ixodes) pararicinus Keirans & Clifford, 1985 (Acari: Ixodidae) description of the immature stages, distribution, hosts and medical veterinary importance
Syst. parasitol
; 60(3): 225-234, 2005.
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ABSTRACT
The immature stages of the Neotropical tick Ixodes (Ixodes) pararicinus Keirans & Clifford, 1985 are describedfrom specimens in a laboratory colony initiated from engorged females collected on cattle and larvaefed on mice and chickens. The larva and nymph of I. pararicinus are described using SEM micrographs as wellas drawings for some features of the larva. Additionally, immature stages of I. pararicinus collected on wildmice and birds in Uruguay and Argentina were compared with specimens from the laboratory colony. Ataxonomic key to the nymphs of the species of the ricinus complex established in the Western Hemisphere ispresented. The distribution of I. pararicinus comprises Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay, but it is alsoprobably established in Bolivia, Brazil, Chile and Peru. Most adult ticks of this species have been found onintroduced domestic artiodactyles, although Neotropical deer species must have been the ancestral host.Larvae and nymphs of I. pararicinus have also been found on sigmodontine rodents and passeriformbirds. Although I. pararicinus is a member of the ricinus complex, which contains the main vectors ofBorrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato), there are few studies concerning its potential for pathogen transmission.
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Animals
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Syst. parasitol
Ano de publicação:
2005
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