Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) from yellow armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus (Cingulata: Dasypodidae), in Brazil's Pantanal wetlands.
Tick species parasitizing yellow armadillo, Euphractus sexcinctus, were recorded from October 2006 to October 2007 in Pantanal. A total of 89 ticks were collected from 23 yellow armadillos. Most ticks (n=50) were identified as Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius) (32 males and 18 females). The only other species found was Amblyomma parvum (Aragão) (three females and two males). The remaining ticks were immatures of Amblyomma (29 nymphs and five larvae). The prevalence of A. cajennense was 55%, the mean intensity was 2.7±0.5 (SE) (n=17) and the mean abundance was 1.5±0.4 (n=31).
University de Brasília, Depto de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Univ de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil. isismedri@gmail.com
Isis M
IM
Medri
João R
JR
Martins
Rovaina L
RL
Doyle
Guilherme
G
Mourão
Jader
J
Marinho-Filho
D000818:Animals; D001135:Armadillos / Q000469:parasitology*; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D053833:Wetlands