Amblyomma parvum A PARASITE OF Dasypus kappleri IN THE STATE OF AMAZONAS, BRAZIL
Abstract
Amblyomma parvum is widespread distributed because of a wide range of animals hosts and has been cited as a parasite of humans and domestic animals. This work reports the occurrence of A. parvum on a new host species, Dasypus kappleri, and in a new geographical zone, the State of Amazonas. Three male of Amblyomma parvum were obtained from a dead long-nosed armadillo (Dasypus kappleri) confiscated from a hunter and brought by agents of the Reserva Biológica do Uatumã to the Centro de Preservação e Pesquisa de Mamíferos Aquáticos. Of these three ticks, two were young males (one with a broken hypostome) and one a mature male.Downloads
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