Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology

Only a few aspects of the biology of Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann are known. Adults of this hard tick species are parasites of South American camelids in the Andean plateau of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Chile and also in the Argentine Patagonia, but they have been also rarely found on other artyo...

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Autores principales: Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian, González-Acuña, Daniel, Beltrán-Saavedra, L. Fabián, Limachi, Juan M., Guglielmone, Alberto
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Acceso en línea:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-013-9725-3
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2981
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-013-9725-3
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author Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
González-Acuña, Daniel
Beltrán-Saavedra, L. Fabián
Limachi, Juan M.
Guglielmone, Alberto
author_browse Beltrán-Saavedra, L. Fabián
González-Acuña, Daniel
Guglielmone, Alberto
Limachi, Juan M.
Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
author_facet Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
González-Acuña, Daniel
Beltrán-Saavedra, L. Fabián
Limachi, Juan M.
Guglielmone, Alberto
author_sort Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
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description Only a few aspects of the biology of Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann are known. Adults of this hard tick species are parasites of South American camelids in the Andean plateau of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Chile and also in the Argentine Patagonia, but they have been also rarely found on other artyodactils and two species of birds. The larva has been collected from reptiles in northern Chile, whereas the hosts for the nymph remain unknown. On nine localities included within Altitude Tropical and Perarid Mediterranean ecoregions in northern Chile, we analyzed 237 reptiles, 285 birds, 624 rodents and 52 camelids for infestation with A. parvitarsum to calculate seasonal prevalence of this tick. We also reviewed the literature of this tick and three entomological collections for obtaining and summarizing all the information to date about this tick. None of the analyzed birds and rodents were parasitized with A. parvitarsum; however, seven over a total of ten reptile species that we caught were infested with the larva. In the camelid species Lama glama and Vicugna pacos we collected adult specimens of this tick. Larval prevalence was higher during fall (75 %) in Liolaemus pleopholis in the Altitude Tropical ecoregion. We also collected adult specimens of A. parvitarsum from camelid manure heaps during summer in Salar de Surire and Llullaillaco localities. Additionally, we also reviewed the literature of this tick and examined specimens in three entomological collections for obtaining and summarizing all the information to date about this tick. By this study, nine localities and seven new hosts are added for A. parvitarsum and we confirm reptiles as specific hosts of this tick larva.
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spelling INTA29812018-08-06T12:57:01Z Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian González-Acuña, Daniel Beltrán-Saavedra, L. Fabián Limachi, Juan M. Guglielmone, Alberto Amblyomma Relaciones Huésped Parásito Huéspedes Ecología Host Parasite Relations Hosts Ecology Amblyomma parvitarsum Garrapatas Only a few aspects of the biology of Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann are known. Adults of this hard tick species are parasites of South American camelids in the Andean plateau of Argentina, Bolivia, Peru and Chile and also in the Argentine Patagonia, but they have been also rarely found on other artyodactils and two species of birds. The larva has been collected from reptiles in northern Chile, whereas the hosts for the nymph remain unknown. On nine localities included within Altitude Tropical and Perarid Mediterranean ecoregions in northern Chile, we analyzed 237 reptiles, 285 birds, 624 rodents and 52 camelids for infestation with A. parvitarsum to calculate seasonal prevalence of this tick. We also reviewed the literature of this tick and three entomological collections for obtaining and summarizing all the information to date about this tick. None of the analyzed birds and rodents were parasitized with A. parvitarsum; however, seven over a total of ten reptile species that we caught were infested with the larva. In the camelid species Lama glama and Vicugna pacos we collected adult specimens of this tick. Larval prevalence was higher during fall (75 %) in Liolaemus pleopholis in the Altitude Tropical ecoregion. We also collected adult specimens of A. parvitarsum from camelid manure heaps during summer in Salar de Surire and Llullaillaco localities. Additionally, we also reviewed the literature of this tick and examined specimens in three entomological collections for obtaining and summarizing all the information to date about this tick. By this study, nine localities and seven new hosts are added for A. parvitarsum and we confirm reptiles as specific hosts of this tick larva. EEA Rafaela Fil: Muñoz-Leal, Sebastián. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; Chile Fil: González-Acuña, Daniel. Universidad de Concepción. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias. Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias; Chile Fil: Beltrán-Saavedra, L. Fabián. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural-Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. Colección Boliviana de Fauna. Sección de Invertebrados; Bolivia Fil: Limachi, Juan M. Museo Nacional de Historia Natural-Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. Colección Boliviana de Fauna. Sección de Invertebrados; Bolivia Fil: Guglielmone, Alberto. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina 2018-08-06T12:55:23Z 2018-08-06T12:55:23Z 2014-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-013-9725-3 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2981 0168-8162 1572-9702 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-013-9725-3 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Experimental and Applied Acarology 62 (1) : 91–104 (January 2014)
spellingShingle Amblyomma
Relaciones Huésped Parásito
Huéspedes
Ecología
Host Parasite Relations
Hosts
Ecology
Amblyomma parvitarsum
Garrapatas
Muñoz-Leal, Sebastian
González-Acuña, Daniel
Beltrán-Saavedra, L. Fabián
Limachi, Juan M.
Guglielmone, Alberto
Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology
title Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology
title_full Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology
title_fullStr Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology
title_full_unstemmed Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology
title_short Amblyomma parvitarsum (Acari: Ixodidae): localities, hosts and host-parasite ecology
title_sort amblyomma parvitarsum acari ixodidae localities hosts and host parasite ecology
topic Amblyomma
Relaciones Huésped Parásito
Huéspedes
Ecología
Host Parasite Relations
Hosts
Ecology
Amblyomma parvitarsum
Garrapatas
url https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10493-013-9725-3
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2981
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-013-9725-3
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