Acarologia (1997) 38, 101-109

Kátia Maria Famadas, Nicolau M. Serra-Freire and Reinalda M. Lanfredi (1997)
Redescription of the larva of Amblyomma cajennense (Fabricius) (Acari: Ixodidae) using optical and scanning electron microscopy
Acarologia 38 (2), 101-109
Abstract: The larval stage of Amblyomma cajennense is redescribed, using optical and scanning electron microscopy. Larvae were obtained in the laboratory from an engorged A. cajennense female which had been collected on a horse in the municipality of Itaguai, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The chaetotaxy of the idiosoma, palps and Haller's organ, the campaniform sensillum on the fifth festoon, as well as other structures, are described for the first time. The nomenclature employed in the chaetotaxy of the palps and Haller's organ is discussed.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Amblyomma cajennense		Brazil (south)