A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago
Author
Basu, A. K.
Author
Basu, M.
Author
Adesiyun, A. A.
text
Acarologia
2012
2012-03-30
52
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39
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20122034
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Ixodes downsi
Kohls (1957)
first recorded a new species of tick,
I. downsi
on bats (
Anoura geoffroyi
) in Aripo Cave,
Trinidad
.
Gonzalez-Acuna
et al.
(2008)
mentioned the presence of this tick in
Trinidad and Tobago
and stated that it is unclear whether the principal hosts are
Chiroptera
or
Aves
.
Distribution:
Venezuela
(
Gonzalez-Acuna
et al.
2008
).