title: The ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae, Ixodidae) of Bolivia.
abstract: The tick species reported in Bolivia are reviewed here as (1) endemic or established: Ornithodoros echimys, O. guaporensis, O. hasei, O. kohlsi, O. mimon, O. peropteryx, O. rostratus, Otobius megnini, Amblyomma auricularium, A. cajennense, A. calcaratum, A. coelebs, A. dubitatum, A. humerale, A. incisum, A. longirostre, A. naponense, A. nodosum, A. oblongoguttatum, A. ovale, A. parvitarsum, A. parvum, A. pecarium, A. pseudoconcolor, A. rotundatum, A. scalpturatum, A. tigrinum, A. triste, Dermacentor nitens, Haemaphysalis juxtakochi, H. leporispalustris, I. boliviensis, I. cooleyi, I. luciae, Rhipicephalus microplus, R. sanguineus, and (2) erroneously reported: Ornithodoros puertoricensis, O. talaje, O. turicata, Amblyomma americanum, A. maculatum, A. multipunctum, Ixodes ricinus, I. scapularis, Rhipicephalus annulatus. Many of these records are lacking locality and/or host, and some of them need new findings for confirmation. Some of the species recorded may represent a threat for human and animal health, therefore would be of great value to make a countrywide survey of ticks in order to update the information presented in this work.
authors.affiliation: Comparative Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Leopoldstr. 5, 80802 Munich, Germany; Cátedra de Parasitología y Enfermedades Parasitarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional del Litoral, Kreder 2805, CP 3080 Esperanza, Santa Fe, Argentina.
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mastropaolo
authors.affiliation: Investigador Asociado: Invertebrados, Colección Boliviana de Fauna, Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Instituto de Ecología, Casilla 8706, La Paz, Bolivia.
authors.forename: L Fabián
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Beltrán-Saavedra
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela & Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, CC 22, CP 2300 Rafaela, Argentina. Electronic address: aguglielmone@rafaela.inta.gov.ar.
authors.forename: Alberto A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Guglielmone
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D026862:Argasidae / Q000145:classification*; D001838:Bolivia; D003710:Demography; D026863:Ixodidae / Q000145:classification*; D013045:Species Specificity
keywords: Argasidae; Bolivia; Distribution; Hosts; Ixodidae