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Ornithodoros peruvianus Kohls, Clifford & Jones (Ixodoidea: Argasidae) in Chile: a Tentative Diagnosis |
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| Authors: | J Venzal Daniel González-Acu?a A Mangold A Guglielmone |
| Institution: | 1. Depto de Parasitolog??a Veterinaria, Fac de Veterinaria, Univ de la Rep??blica, Salto, Uruguay 2. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Univ de Concepci??n, Casilla 537, Chill??n, Chile 3. Instituto Nacional de Tecnolog??a Agropecuaria, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Abstract: | Three argasid tick larvae were collected on April 2, 2010, from a common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, captured in the Parque Nacional Pan de Azúcar (26°09?? S, 70°41?? W), Region of Atacama, Chile. The larvae were diagnosed as Ornithodoros, and further comparative analysis showed them to be Ornithodoros peruvianus Kohls, Clifford & Jones or a species close to it. Phylogenetic analysis based on 16S mitochondrial rRNA gene sequences of Ornithodoros species plus four Argas species was carried out to clarify the taxonomic position of the larvae. This is the first finding of ticks parasitizing D. rotundus in Chile. |
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