Hyperparasitism in Amblyomma rotundatum (Acari: Ixodidae)

In the present study, we report a case of hyperparasitism in Amblyomma rotundatum. During examination of live ticks immediately after collecting them from Boa constrictor snakes held in a reptile facility in Mossoró, RN, northeastern Brazil, 1 unengorged tick female was seen attached to the venter o...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of parasitology 2007-12, Vol.93 (6), p.1531-1532
Hauptverfasser:	Labruna, M. B, Ahid, S. M M, Soares, H. S, Suassuna, A. C D
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Acari Alcohol Amblyomma Amblyomma rotundatum Animals Arachnida Arachnids Biological and medical sciences Boa constrictor Boidae - parasitology Case reports Chelicerae Feeding Behavior Female Female animals Females Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects General aspects and techniques. Study of several systematic groups. Models hematophagy Hyperparasites Hyperparasitism Integument Invertebrates Ixodidae Ixodidae - physiology Laboratories Male Male animals Males Mating behavior Medical entomology Parasites Parasitism Parasitology Reptiles RESEARCH NOTES Scars Snakes Ticks Toads
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Zusammenfassung:	In the present study, we report a case of hyperparasitism in Amblyomma rotundatum. During examination of live ticks immediately after collecting them from Boa constrictor snakes held in a reptile facility in Mossoró, RN, northeastern Brazil, 1 unengorged tick female was seen attached to the venter of a partially engorged female. The hypostome and chelicerae of the unengorged female had penetrated the integument of the partially engorged female to the level of the basis capitulli and the palps were splayed outward. To our knowledge, we present the second report of hyperparasitism for the genus Amblyomma.
ISSN:	0022-3395 1937-2345
DOI:	10.1645/GE-1277.1