Gynandromorphism in Amblyomma cajennense and Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Acari: Ixodidae) |
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| Authors: | Labruna M B Ribeiro A F Cruz M V Camargo L M A Camargo E P |
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| Affiliation: | Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de S?o Paulo, S?o Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil. labruna@usp.br |
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| Abstract: | During a survey of ticks on horses in November 2000, at the University of S?o Paulo farm in Pirassununga county, S?o Paulo, Brazil, 1 gynandromorph of Amblyomma cajennense was collected from a naturally infested horse. In another survey on dogs in March 2001, in the urban area of Monte Negro, Rond?nia, Brazil, a gynandromorph of Rhipicephalus sanguineus was collected from a naturally infested dog. Both specimens are described and classified as perfect bipartite protogynanders. |
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