Title
Ticks of the genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) from white-lipped peccaries, Tayassu Pecari, in Northeastern Bolivia, with comments on host specificity
Author(s)
Robbings R.G., Karesh W.B., Lilian E Painter R., Rosenberg S.
Published
1998
Publisher
Entomological News
Abstract
Adults of the ixodid ticks Amblyomma cajennense, A. naponense, A. oblongoguttatum, and A. pecarium are reported from Bolivian populations of the white-lipped peccary, Tayassu pecari. These are the first published records of A. naponense and A. pecarium from Bolivia. Infestations of the three most numerous tick species on T. pecari are shown to be statistically independent of host age and sex. It is suggested that in some species of Amblyomma, host specificity may manifest itself chiefly at the preimaginal level, diminishing or disappearing in adults.
Keywords
Amblyomma; Amblyomma cajennense; Amblyomma naponense; Amblyomma oblongoguttatum; Amblyomma pecarium; Tayassu pecari
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