Occurrence of Amblyomma longirostre in Ramphastos dicolorus in Southern Brazil/Ocorrencia de Amblyomma longirostre em Ramphastos dicolorus no Sul do Brasil

The species Amblyomma longirostre Koch, 1844 is poorly known in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Usually the adult stage could be found on Sphigurus spp. and the immatures on birds (Passeriformes). Although A. longirostre is distributed in the Neotropical region, from Panama to Uruguay, it also occur...

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Veröffentlicht in:Ciência rural 2009-05, Vol.39 (3), p.930
Hauptverfasser: Soares, Joao Fabio, Soares, Claudia Dal Molin, Gallio, Miguel, da Silva, Aleksandro Schafer, Moreira, Juliana Pereira, Barros-Battesti, Darci M, Monteiro, Silvia Gonzalez
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Zusammenfassung:The species Amblyomma longirostre Koch, 1844 is poorly known in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. Usually the adult stage could be found on Sphigurus spp. and the immatures on birds (Passeriformes). Although A. longirostre is distributed in the Neotropical region, from Panama to Uruguay, it also occurs in Central America and the United States. The aim of this study was to report that Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus 1766 is a new host record for this tick species. Key words: Amblyomma longirostre, Ramphastos dicolorus, new host record. A especie Amblyomma longirostre Koch, 1844 e pouco conhecida no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Normalmente a fase adulta pode ser encontrada em porquinhos Sphigurus spp., e as fases imaturas podem ser encontradas em aves (Passeriformes). A. longirostre distribui-se na regiao neotropical, do Panama ao Uruguai. Ela tambem ocorre na America Central e nos Estados Unidos. Este estudo tem como objetivo relatar que Ramphastos dicolorus Linnaeus 1766 e um novo hospedeiro dessa especie de carrapato. Palavras-chave: Amblyomma longirostre, Ramphastos dicolorus, novo hospedeiro.
ISSN:0103-8478