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Vol. 11 No. 2 (2022): Rev. Arg. Parasitol.

First report of parasitism of Ixodes luciae Sénevet, 1940 (Acari: Ixodidae) in two species of bats Sturnira giannae and Glossophaga soricina (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

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May 11, 2024
Published
2022-10-30 — Updated on 2024-05-12
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Abstract

In Ecuador there are few studies on tick parasitism in wild mammals. In the Ecuadorian Amazon, only cases of infestation of ticks of the genus Amblyomma (Acari: Ixodidae) on non-flying mammals, birds, and reptiles have been reported. Herein, we report, for the first time, the infestation of Ixodes luciae Sénevet, 1940 (Acari: Ixodidae) on Gianna’s Yellow-shouldered bat (Sturnira giannae Velazco and Patterson) and Common Long-tongued Bat (Glossophaga soricine Pallas) as well as its occurrence in the Andes mountains and the Amazonia of Ecuador.

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