The Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of Mexico: Identification Keys, Distribution and Hosts
Por:
Guzmán-Cornejo C., Robbins R.G., Guglielmone A.A., Montiel-Parra G., Pérez T.M.
Publicada:
18 ago 2011
Resumen:
Taxonomic keys, distributional data and hosts are provided for the 26 Amblyomma species known from Mexico. Members of this genus have been collected in 30 of Mexico's 32 states and are associated with 43 nominal vertebrate taxa, of which 40 have been identified to species and four (Python sp., Myrmecophaga tridactyla, Tamandua tetradactyla, Tupinambis teguixin) are non-native. Mammals are the principal class of vertebrates parasitized by Mexican Amblyomma species, followed by reptiles, birds and amphibians. Our knowledge of Mexican Amblyomma is still far from complete because many potential hosts have not yet been examined and vast areas of the country remain unexplored.
Filiaciones:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Lab Acarol, Fac Ciencias, Dept Biol Comparada, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Dept Zool, Inst Biol, Coyoacan 04510, DF, Mexico
ISD/AFPMB, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, United States
Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, CC 22, C.P. 2300 Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina
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