Diagnoses of and illustrated key to the species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae) from Brazil.
Syst Parasitol
; 72(2): 143-57, 2009 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-19115087
ABSTRACT
The current Brazilian Ixodes fauna is composed of the following eight species I. amarali Fonseca, 1935; I. aragaoi Fonseca, 1935; I. auritulus Neumann, 1904; I. fuscipes Koch, 1844; I. loricatus Neumann, 1899; I. luciae Sénevet, 1940; I. paranaensis Barros-Battesti, Arzua, Pichorim & Keirans, 2003; and I. schulzei Aragão & Fonseca, 1951. Further studies are needed to establish the taxonomic status of I. serrafreirei Amorim, Gazeta, Bossi & Linhares, 2003, a recently proposed species based solely on the nymphal stage. We present an up-to-date key to adults of the currently valid Brazilian species of Ixodes based on scanning electron microscopy. The relationships between Brazilian and other Neotropical Ixodes are also discussed.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Ixodes
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2009
Tipo de documento:
Article