Redescription of Amblyomma fuscum Neumann, 1907 (Acari: Ixodidae), a rare South America tick confirmed in Brazil.
The species Amblyomma fuscum Neumann, 1907 is a rare tick found on the Neotropical Region, but it has not been recorded as a valid taxon in some lists proposed by current taxonomists. After a comparison between the Brazilian material of A. fuscum deposited in the Acari Collection of the Butantan Institute, São Paulo, Brazil, and the male type deposited in Leiden Museum of Natural History, The Netherlands, we confirm the taxonomic validity of A. fuscum and redescribe the adult specimens based on light and scanning electron microscope studies.
Barros-Battesti
Darci M
DM
Laboratório de Parasitologia, Instituto Butantan, Av. Vital Brasil 1500, 05503-900 São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Onofrio
Valeria C
VC
Labruna
Marcelo B
MB
Martins
João R
JR
Guglielmone
Alberto A
AA
D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008297:Male; D013045:Species Specificity