Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) puertoricensis

Basu, A. K., Basu, M. & Adesiyun, A. A., 2012, A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago, Acarologia 52 (1), pp. 39-50 : 43

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.1051/acarologia/20122034
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4694622
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03A4A511-5C1C-F10E-FF6E-FECDFD7FFC9D
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scientific name	Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) puertoricensis
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This tick was first identified from rats in Puerto Rico ( Fox 1947). Kohls et al. (1965) recorded O. (A.) puertoricensis from the spiny rat ( Proechimys guyanensis trinitatus ) from Cumaca, Trinidad. A redescription by scanning electron microscope of O. (A.) puertoricensis was done by Endris et al (1989). They also reported host records for larvae of O. (A.) puertoricensis from rodents ( Proechimys guyanensis trinitatus and Nectomys squamipes ) in Trinidad.

Distribution: Colombia, Jamaica, Panama, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guadeloupe, Nicaragua, Surinam, Uruguay, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, St. Croix, Venezuela ( Cruz 2001).