Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019
Author
Guglielmone, Alberto A.
0000-0001-5430-2889
guglielmone.alberto@inta.gob.ar
Author
Petney, Trevor N.
0000-0002-9135-4546
trevor.petney@smnk.de
Author
Robbins, Richard G.
0000-0001-5430-2889
guglielmone.alberto@inta.gob.ar
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-11-05
4871
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1
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journal article
7890
10.11646/zootaxa.4871.1.1
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90.
Amblyomma parkeri
Fonseca and Aragão, 1952a
.
A Neotropical species whose adults are usually found on
Rodentia
:
Erethizontidae
; most nymphs have been collected from
Erethizontidae
and
Primates
:
Atelidae
, and most larvae have been taken from
Passeriformes
(several families). Adults and nymphs have been recovered from
Primates
:
Atelidae
; adults alone have been taken from
Carnivora
:
Procyonidae
; nymphs alone have been found on
Didelphimorphia
:
Didelphidae
,
Primates
:
Pitheciidae
,
Accipitriformes
:
Accipitridae
, and
Galliformes
:
Cracidae
; and larvae alone have been collected from Caprimulgiformes:
Trochilidae
.
Amblyomma parkeri
was listed as a very rare parasite of humans in
Guglielmone and Robbins (2018)
, but several new cases of human parasitism by nymphs of this tick have been reported from
Brazil
by
Reck
et al.
(2018)
and
Borsoi
et al.
(2019)
.
M:
Labruna
et al.
(2009)
F:
Fonseca and
Aragão
(1952a)
N:
Fonseca and
Aragão
(1952a)
L:
Fonseca and
Aragão
(1952a)
Redescriptions
M:
Onofrio
et al.
(2006b)
,
Dantas-Torres
et al.
(2019b)
F:
Onofrio
et al.
(2006b)
,
Labruna
et al.
(2009)
,
Dantas-Torres
et al.
(2019b)
N:
Martins
et al.
(2010
, 2013)
L:
none
Note:
Amblyomma parkeri
is a valid species but was treated as doubtful in
Kolonin (2009)
and was excluded from the list of Neotropical ticks in
Voltzit (2007)
. However, it was definitively reinstated by
Labruna
et al.
(2009)
, who found
Amblyomma parkeri
extensively confused with
Amblyomma geayi
in southern
Brazil
.
Amblyomma geayi
,
Amblyomma longirostre
,
Amblyomma parkeri
and
Amblyomma romarioi
are morphologically similar species, and separation of adults and especially immature stages is difficult.