title: Amblyomma dissimile Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) attacking Primolius maracana Vieillot (Psittaciformes: Psittacidae) in the Amazon region, State of Pará, Brazil.
abstract: The tick Amblyomma dissimile Koch feeds preferentially on reptiles (Squamata), although amphibians (Anura) also seem to be important hosts. We report an A. dissimile nymph infesting a blue-winged macaw, Primolius maracana, held in captivity in the Mangal das Garças Park, State of Pará, Brazil. Environmental observations suggest that free-living iguanas (Iguana iguana), which used to walk on the bird enclosure in the park, were the source of the A. dissimile tick that infested the blue-winged macaw. We provide the second world record of a bird host for A. dissimile, and the first bird record for this species in South America.
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Pará, Castanhal, PA, Brasil.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Scofield
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bahia
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Góes-Cavalcante
authors.forename: T F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Martins
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Labruna
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D026863:Ixodidae; D010311:Parrots / Q000469:parasitology*