Amblyomma auricularium (Conil, 1878)
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2251-8169 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E45B65-8935-E272-E000-FC692A80FAB6 |
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Felipe |
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Amblyomma auricularium (Conil, 1878) |
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Amblyomma auricularium (Conil, 1878) View in CoL
This tick has been found in Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, South of Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela, ( Onofrio et al. 2006; Lopez 2017). It feeds on Xenarthra species, especially on armadillos ( Guglielmone et al. 2003). In Colombia, it has been reported on Dasypodidae , Dasypus novemcinctus (Armadillo) and Canis familiaris in San Marcos, Department of Sucre ( Contreras Ortega 2016; Lopez 2017). The importance of this species, in relation to its biology and ecology, is yet to be studied.
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