Differentiation of Rhipicephalus ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) by gas chromatography of cuticular hydrocarbons.
Gas chromatography of the cuticular hydrocarbons of 4 species of ticks belonging to the genus Rhipicephalus (R. sanguineus, R. turanicus, R. pusillus, and R. bursa) showed a unique pattern for each taxon. The hydrocarbon fractions were composed of a mixture of straight-chain, terminally methylated, and internally branched alkanes; however, only a small quantity of alkenes was detected. Freshly collected, dried, and alcohol-stored specimens of R. sanguineus were analyzed and their patterns found to be nearly identical. Collection of specimens from separate localities demonstrated a species-specific pattern for Spanish material.
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Unidad de Parasitología, Facultad de Veterinaria, C/Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
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D000818:Animals; D001096:Arachnid Vectors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D005260:Female; D005589:Foxes; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis*; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D013030:Spain; D013987:Ticks / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification*
D006838:Hydrocarbons