First records of the ticks Amblyomma calcaratum and A. pacae (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing mammals of Mexico

Authors

  • CARMEN GUZMÁN CORNEJO
  • TILA M. PÉREZ
  • SANTIAGO NAVA
  • ALBERTO A. GUBLIELMONE

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2006.001.325

Keywords:

Amblyomma calcaratum, Amblyomma pacae, Ixodidae, Mexico

Abstract

BASED ON STUDY OF TICKS DEPOSITED IN THE COLECCIÓN NACIONAL DE ÁCAROS, INSTITUTO DE BIOLOGÍA, UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MEXICO, WE REPORT THE FIRST RECORDS IN MEXICO FOR TWO SPECIES OF AMBLYOMMA: AMBLYOMMA CALCARATUM EX TAMANDUA MEXICANA, AND AMBLYOMMA PACAE EX TAPIRUS BAIRDII. THESE NEW RECORDS INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SPECIES RECORDED FOR THE GENUS AMBLYOMMA IN MEXICO TO 26.

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Published

2006-06-01

How to Cite

GUZMÁN CORNEJO, C., PÉREZ, T. M., NAVA, S., & GUBLIELMONE, A. A. (2006). First records of the ticks Amblyomma calcaratum and A. pacae (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing mammals of Mexico. Revista Mexicana De Biodiversidad, 77(001). https://doi.org/10.22201/ib.20078706e.2006.001.325

Issue

Vol. 77 No. 001: junio

Section

NOTAS CIENTÍFICAS (cancelada desde 2017)