Artículo
Ornithodoros peruvianus Kohls, Clifford & Jones (Ixodoidea: Argasidae) in Chile: A Tentative Diagnosis
Fecha de publicación:
01/2012
Editorial:
Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil
Revista:
Neotropical Entomology
ISSN:
1678-8052
Idioma:
Inglés
Tipo de recurso:
Artículo publicado
Clasificación temática:
Resumen
Three argasid tick larvae were collected on April 2, 2010, from a common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, captured in the Parque Nacional Pan de Azúcar (26°09′ S, 70°41′ W), Region of Atacama, Chile. The larvae were diagnosed as Ornithodoros, and further comparative analysis showed them to be Ornithodoros peruvianus Kohls, Clifford & Jones or a species close to it. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences of Ornithodoros species plus four Argas species was carried out to clarify the taxonomic position of the larvae. This is the first finding of ticks parasitizing D. rotundus in Chile. © 2012 Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil.
Palabras clave:
16s Sequence
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Chiroptera
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Desmodus Rotundus
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Ornithodoros Peruvianus
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Articulos(CCT - SANTA FE)
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - SANTA FE
Articulos de CTRO.CIENTIFICO TECNOL.CONICET - SANTA FE
Citación
Venzal, J.; González Acuña, Daniel; Mangold, Atilio Jose; Guglielmone, Alberto Alejandro; Ornithodoros peruvianus Kohls, Clifford & Jones (Ixodoidea: Argasidae) in Chile: A Tentative Diagnosis; Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil; Neotropical Entomology; 41; 1; 1-2012; 74-78
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