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First report of Amblyomma latepunctatum and the second record of Ixodes luciae in the state of Acre, Brazil

Authors :
Simone Delgado Tojal
Dionatas Ulises de Oliveira Meneguetti
Thiago Fernandes Martins
Marcelo Bahia Labruna
André de Abreu Rangel Aguirre
Emilly Amanda Mesquita Siebra
Karoline Silva da Cruz
Luís Marcelo Aranha Camargo
Source :
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, Vol 30, Iss 3 (2021)
Publication Year :
2021
Publisher :
Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria, 2021.

Abstract

Abstract The state of Acre is in the western part of the Brazilian Amazon region and few studies involving ticks are available. The aim of the present study was to provide the first report of occurrence of Amblyomma latepunctatum and the second record of Ixodes luciae in Acre. Ticks were collected in October 2020 inside an open forested area in the municipality of Rio Branco, the state capital of Acre. Ixodid ticks were identified according to their external morphological characteristics. Three specimens were found on the vegetation by means of a visual search and were identified as Amblyomma scalpturatum (one male and one female) and Amblyomma latepunctatum (one male). Another specimen was found parasitizing a Didelphis marsupialis female that was caught using a Tomahawk trap; this was identified as Ixodes luciae (one male). This first report of A. latepunctatum in the state of Acre increases the number of species recorded here to 22. In addition, presence of I. luciae is confirmed in this state (second record), in the western Brazilian Amazon region.

Details

Language :
English, Spanish; Castilian, Portuguese
ISSN :
19842961
Volume :
30
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.31a6fbba5164d53b1364b71ca87c13a
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1590/s1984-29612021063