New host records of Ixodes luciae (Acari: Ixodidae) in the State of Para, Brazil

Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2013 Jan-Mar;22(1):152-4. doi: 10.1590/s1984-29612013000100028.

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to record new hosts for Ixodes luciae Sénevet in the State of Para, Brazil, and present a case of malformation (teratogeny) in a nymph of this species. The new host records are Marmosa murina (parasitized by females) and Philander opossum (parasitized by nymphs). One of these nymphs showed malformation in the posterior margin of the opisthosoma resulting in a heart shaped posterior end.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brazil
  • Female
  • Ixodidae / physiology*
  • Male
  • Nymph
  • Opossums / parasitology*