title: Ixodes (Multidentatus) paranaensis n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) a parasite of Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater 1865) (Apodiformes: Apodidae) birds in Brazil.
abstract: During an ecological study, carried out between 1994 and 1996 with Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater) (Apodiformes: Apodidae) birds, that inhabit caves in the Quatro Barras County, State of Paran , Southern Brazil, a new tick species of the subgenus Multidentatus was observed. The female, male, nymph, and larva of Ixodes (Multidentatus) paranaensis n. sp., are described. Of the 12 known species of the subgenus Multidentatus, only I. (M.) auritulus Neumann, 1904 and I. (M.) murreleti Cooley and Kohls, 1945 occur in the Neartic region and only I. (M.) auritulus occurs in the Neotropical region. As such, I. (M.) paranaensis n. sp. increases the number of species and the distribution area of the subgenus Multidentatus in the Americas.
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Parasitologia, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, 05503-900, Brasil. dbattest@usp.br
authors.forename: Darci Moraes
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Barros-Battesti
authors.forename: Márcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arzua
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pichorim
authors.forename: James E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Keirans
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D018884:Ixodes / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification; D007814:Larva / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D009758:Nymph / Q000033:anatomy & histology