A previously unrecorded feeding site on cattle for the immature stages of the spinose ear tick, Otobius megnini (Dugès, 1844).
During the rainy season in the central valley of Cochahbamba, Bolivia, the larvae and nymphae of this tick were found feeding under the tails of dairy cattle as well as in their ears. The conditions that apparently favour the temporary infestation of this site on some cows are discussed briefly.
D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle / Q000469:parasitology*; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D007814:Larva; D009758:Nymph; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*