Experimental and Applied Acarology (2012) 58, 159-166

Danilo G. Saraiva, Gislene F.S.R. Fournier, Thiago F. Martins, Karla P.G. Leal, Flávia N. Vieira, Edeltrudes M.V.C. Câmara, Claudia G. Costa, Valéria C. Onofrio, Darci M. Barros-Battesti, Alberto A. Guglielmone and Marcelo B. Labruna (2012)
Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) associated with small terrestrial mammals in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil
Experimental and Applied Acarology 58 (2), 159-166
Abstract: From June 2005 to November 2010, 43 small mammals encompassing 6 species of Didelphimorphia, 8 species of Rodentia, and 1 species of Lagomorpha were found parasitized by ticks in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. Nine tick species, in total 186 specimens, were identified as follows: Amblyomma cajennense (larvae and nymphs) on opossums and rodents; Amblyomma ovale (nymphs) on rodents; Amblyomma parvum (nymphs) on rodents; Amblyomma coelebs (nymphs) on opossums; Amblyomma dubitatum (nymph) on opossums; Ixodes amarali (females, nymphs, and larvae) on opossums and rodents; Ixodes loricatus (male, females, nymph) on opossums; Ixodes schulzei (female) on rodents; and Haemaphysalis leporispalustris (female) on rabbits. Most of the tick-host associations found in the present study have never been recorded in the literature; those include three new host records for I. amarali, four for A. cajennense, one for A. dubitatum, two for A. ovale, and one for A. coelebs. In addition, we provide the first record of A. coelebs in the state of Minas Gerais.
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Database assignments for author(s): Marcelo Bahia Labruna, Alberto Alejandro Guglielmone

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Amblyomma cajennense		Brazil (south)
	Haemaphysalis leporispalustris		Brazil (south)
	Ixodes loricatus		Brazil (south)
	Amblyomma ovale		Brazil (south)
	Amblyomma parvum		Brazil (south)
	Amblyomma dubitatum		Brazil (south)
	Amblyomma coelebs		Brazil (south)