Ornithodoros peropteryx (Acari: Argasidae) in Bolivia: an argasid tick with a single nymphal stage

By the end of the 1960s, the argasid tick Ornithodoros peropteryx was described from larval specimens collected from the bat Peropteryx macrotis in Colombia. Since its original description, no additional record of O. peropteryx has been reported, and its post-larval stages have remained unknown. Dur...

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Main Authors: Venzal, José Manuel, Nava, Santiago, Terassini, Flavio A., Ogrzewalska, Maria, Camargo, Luis Marcelo A., Labruna, Marcelo B.
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Online Access:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10493-013-9689-3
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2997
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author Venzal, José Manuel
Nava, Santiago
Terassini, Flavio A.
Ogrzewalska, Maria
Camargo, Luis Marcelo A.
Labruna, Marcelo B.
author_browse Camargo, Luis Marcelo A.
Labruna, Marcelo B.
Nava, Santiago
Ogrzewalska, Maria
Terassini, Flavio A.
Venzal, José Manuel
author_facet Venzal, José Manuel
Nava, Santiago
Terassini, Flavio A.
Ogrzewalska, Maria
Camargo, Luis Marcelo A.
Labruna, Marcelo B.
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description By the end of the 1960s, the argasid tick Ornithodoros peropteryx was described from larval specimens collected from the bat Peropteryx macrotis in Colombia. Since its original description, no additional record of O. peropteryx has been reported, and its post-larval stages have remained unknown. During July 2010, 18 larvae were collected from 9 bats (Centronycteris maximiliani), resulting in a mean infestation of 2.0 ± 2.2 ticks per bat (range 1–8). These bats were captured in a farm in northeastern Bolivia close to Guaporé River in the border with Brazil. Morphological examinations of the larvae revealed them to represent the species O. peropteryx. One engorged larva that was kept alive in the laboratory moulted to a nymph after 9 days. Fourteen days after the larval moulting, the nymph moulted to an adult female without taking any blood meal during the nymphal period. This adult female was used for a morphological description of the female stage of O. peropteryx. In addition, the larvae were used for a morphological redescription of this stage. One larva and two legs extirpated from the adult female were submitted to DNA extraction and PCR targeting a fragment of the mitochondrial 16S rDNA gene, which yielded DNA sequences at least 11 % divergent from any available argasid sequence in Genbank. We show that O. peropteryx ontogeny is characterized by a single, non-feeding, nymphal stage. This condition has never been reported for ticks.
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spelling INTA29972018-08-07T12:31:04Z Ornithodoros peropteryx (Acari: Argasidae) in Bolivia: an argasid tick with a single nymphal stage Venzal, José Manuel Nava, Santiago Terassini, Flavio A. Ogrzewalska, Maria Camargo, Luis Marcelo A. Labruna, Marcelo B. Ornithodoros Argasidae Morfología Identificación Morphology Identification Ornithodoros peropteryx Garrapatas Bolivia By the end of the 1960s, the argasid tick Ornithodoros peropteryx was described from larval specimens collected from the bat Peropteryx macrotis in Colombia. Since its original description, no additional record of O. peropteryx has been reported, and its post-larval stages have remained unknown. During July 2010, 18 larvae were collected from 9 bats (Centronycteris maximiliani), resulting in a mean infestation of 2.0 ± 2.2 ticks per bat (range 1–8). These bats were captured in a farm in northeastern Bolivia close to Guaporé River in the border with Brazil. Morphological examinations of the larvae revealed them to represent the species O. peropteryx. One engorged larva that was kept alive in the laboratory moulted to a nymph after 9 days. Fourteen days after the larval moulting, the nymph moulted to an adult female without taking any blood meal during the nymphal period. This adult female was used for a morphological description of the female stage of O. peropteryx. In addition, the larvae were used for a morphological redescription of this stage. One larva and two legs extirpated from the adult female were submitted to DNA extraction and PCR targeting a fragment of the mitochondrial 16S rDNA gene, which yielded DNA sequences at least 11 % divergent from any available argasid sequence in Genbank. We show that O. peropteryx ontogeny is characterized by a single, non-feeding, nymphal stage. This condition has never been reported for ticks. EEA Rafaela Fil: Venzal, José Manuel. Universidad de la República. CENUR Litoral Norte-Salto. Facultad de Veterinaria. Departamento de Parasitología Veterinaria; Uruguay Fil: Nava, Santiago. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Terassini, Flavio A. Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Brasil. Centro Universitário São Lucas; Brasil Fil: Ogrzewalska, Maria. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil Fil: Camargo, Luis Marcelo A. Universidade de São Paulo. Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas; Brasil. Centro Universitário São Lucas; Brasil Fil: Labruna, Marcelo B. Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal; Brasil 2018-08-07T12:29:31Z 2018-08-07T12:29:31Z 2013-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10493-013-9689-3 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2997 0168-8162 1572-9702 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-013-9689-3 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Bolivia (nation) Experimental and Applied Acarology 61 (2) : 231–241 (October 2013)
spellingShingle Ornithodoros
Argasidae
Morfología
Identificación
Morphology
Identification
Ornithodoros peropteryx
Garrapatas
Bolivia
Venzal, José Manuel
Nava, Santiago
Terassini, Flavio A.
Ogrzewalska, Maria
Camargo, Luis Marcelo A.
Labruna, Marcelo B.
Ornithodoros peropteryx (Acari: Argasidae) in Bolivia: an argasid tick with a single nymphal stage
title Ornithodoros peropteryx (Acari: Argasidae) in Bolivia: an argasid tick with a single nymphal stage
title_full Ornithodoros peropteryx (Acari: Argasidae) in Bolivia: an argasid tick with a single nymphal stage
title_fullStr Ornithodoros peropteryx (Acari: Argasidae) in Bolivia: an argasid tick with a single nymphal stage
title_full_unstemmed Ornithodoros peropteryx (Acari: Argasidae) in Bolivia: an argasid tick with a single nymphal stage
title_short Ornithodoros peropteryx (Acari: Argasidae) in Bolivia: an argasid tick with a single nymphal stage
title_sort ornithodoros peropteryx acari argasidae in bolivia an argasid tick with a single nymphal stage
topic Ornithodoros
Argasidae
Morfología
Identificación
Morphology
Identification
Ornithodoros peropteryx
Garrapatas
Bolivia
url https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10493-013-9689-3
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2997
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-013-9689-3
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