Title
Record of vicunas (Vicugna vicugna Molina 1782) as host of Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann 1901 (Acari: Ixodidae) in Bolivia / Registro de vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna, Molina 1782) como hospedador de Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann, 1901 (Acari: Ixodidae) en Bolivia.
Author(s)
Beltrán-Saavedra L. Fabián; Limachi Juan Miguel; Guglielmone Alberto A.
Published
2011
Publisher
Journal of the Selva Andina Research Society
Abstract
Adult stage Ixodidae mites were collected from wild vicuna (Vicugna vicugna Molina 1782), captured at three locations from the Área Natural de Manejo Integrado Nacional Apolobamba, in the Department of La Paz, Bolivia. The collected ticks corresponded to the species Amblyomma parvitarsum (Neumann 1901). This paper constitutes the second report of A. parvitarsum in Bolivia and the first confirmed report for vicuna as definitive hosts in the Andean region of this country. / Adult stages of Ixodidae mites were collected from wild vicuñas (Vicugna vicugna, Molina 1782) captured at three locations in the Apolobamba National Integrated Management Natural Area, in the Department of La Paz, Bolivia. The hard ticks collected corresponded to the species Amblyomma parvitarsum (Neumann, 1901). This is the second report of A. parvitarsum in Bolivia and the first that confirms vicuñas as definitive hosts in the Andean region of this country.
Keywords
Ixodidae; Amblyomma parvitarsum; vicuña; Bolivia
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