A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae), parasite of Microlophus spp. (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) from northern Chile

A new species, Ornithodoros microlophi (Acari: Argasidae), belonging to the subgenus Alectorobius is described from larvae collected on the lizards Microlophus atacamensis (Donoso-Barros, 1966) and Microlophus quadrivittatus (Tschudi, 1845) (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in continental and insular localit...

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Main Authors: Venzal, José Manuel, Nava, Santiago, González-Acuña, Daniel, Mangold, Atilio Jose, Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian, Lado, Paula, Guglielmone, Alberto
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2260
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X12001239
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.038
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author Venzal, José Manuel
Nava, Santiago
González-Acuña, Daniel
Mangold, Atilio Jose
Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
Lado, Paula
Guglielmone, Alberto
author_browse González-Acuña, Daniel
Guglielmone, Alberto
Lado, Paula
Mangold, Atilio Jose
Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
Nava, Santiago
Venzal, José Manuel
author_facet Venzal, José Manuel
Nava, Santiago
González-Acuña, Daniel
Mangold, Atilio Jose
Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
Lado, Paula
Guglielmone, Alberto
author_sort Venzal, José Manuel
collection INTA Digital
description A new species, Ornithodoros microlophi (Acari: Argasidae), belonging to the subgenus Alectorobius is described from larvae collected on the lizards Microlophus atacamensis (Donoso-Barros, 1966) and Microlophus quadrivittatus (Tschudi, 1845) (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in continental and insular localities from northern Chile. Larvae of O. microlophi can be distinguished from other Neotropical species of the genus Ornithodoros by a combination of the following characters, namely 10 pairs of ventral setae, venter with 6 pairs of sternal setae, dorsal plate pyriform, 19–21 pairs of dorsal setae (typically 20), 13 pairs are dorsolateral and 7 pairs are central, and hypostome with dental formula 4/4 in medial portion and apex pointed. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences suggests that O. microlophi represents an independent lineage within Neotropical species of the Argasidae.
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spelling INTA22602022-06-03T15:13:05Z A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae), parasite of Microlophus spp. (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) from northern Chile Venzal, José Manuel Nava, Santiago González-Acuña, Daniel Mangold, Atilio Jose Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian Lado, Paula Guglielmone, Alberto Ornithodoros Especies Nuevas Parásitos Reptiles Lagarto New Species Parasites Lizards Microlophus Chile A new species, Ornithodoros microlophi (Acari: Argasidae), belonging to the subgenus Alectorobius is described from larvae collected on the lizards Microlophus atacamensis (Donoso-Barros, 1966) and Microlophus quadrivittatus (Tschudi, 1845) (Squamata: Tropiduridae) in continental and insular localities from northern Chile. Larvae of O. microlophi can be distinguished from other Neotropical species of the genus Ornithodoros by a combination of the following characters, namely 10 pairs of ventral setae, venter with 6 pairs of sternal setae, dorsal plate pyriform, 19–21 pairs of dorsal setae (typically 20), 13 pairs are dorsolateral and 7 pairs are central, and hypostome with dental formula 4/4 in medial portion and apex pointed. Phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA sequences suggests that O. microlophi represents an independent lineage within Neotropical species of the Argasidae. EEA Rafaela Fil: Venzal, José Manuel. Universidad de la República. CENUR Litoral Norte-Salto. Facultad de Veterinaria; Uruguay Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: González-Acuña, Daniel. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Chile Fil: Mangold, Atilio Jose. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; Chile Fil: Lado, Paula. Universidad de la República. CENUR Litoral Norte-Salto. Facultad de Veterinaria; Uruguay Fil: Guglielmone, Alberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina 2018-04-17T12:17:29Z 2018-04-17T12:17:29Z 2013-02 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2260 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X12001239 1877-959X 1877-9603 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.038 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Chile (nation) Ticks and tick-borne diseases 4 (1–2) : 128-132. (February 2013)
spellingShingle Ornithodoros
Especies Nuevas
Parásitos
Reptiles
Lagarto
New Species
Parasites
Lizards
Microlophus
Chile
Venzal, José Manuel
Nava, Santiago
González-Acuña, Daniel
Mangold, Atilio Jose
Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
Lado, Paula
Guglielmone, Alberto
A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae), parasite of Microlophus spp. (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) from northern Chile
title A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae), parasite of Microlophus spp. (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) from northern Chile
title_full A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae), parasite of Microlophus spp. (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) from northern Chile
title_fullStr A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae), parasite of Microlophus spp. (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) from northern Chile
title_full_unstemmed A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae), parasite of Microlophus spp. (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) from northern Chile
title_short A new species of Ornithodoros (Acari: Argasidae), parasite of Microlophus spp. (Reptilia: Tropiduridae) from northern Chile
title_sort new species of ornithodoros acari argasidae parasite of microlophus spp reptilia tropiduridae from northern chile
topic Ornithodoros
Especies Nuevas
Parásitos
Reptiles
Lagarto
New Species
Parasites
Lizards
Microlophus
Chile
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2260
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877959X12001239
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.038
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