Ixodes andinus Kohls, 1956

Benavides-Montaño, Javier Antonio, Betancourt-Echeverri, Jesus Antonio, Valencia, Gustavo López & Mesa-Cobo, Nora Cristina, 2022, A review of hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) in Colombia: The risk of tick-borne diseases, Persian Journal of Acarology 11 (3), pp. 397-437 : 416

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2251-8169

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scientific name

Ixodes andinus Kohls, 1956
status

 

Ixodes andinus Kohls, 1956 View in CoL

It is present in Peru, infesting mammals of the order Rodentia . Female, nymph, and larval stages have been described. Type: CNHM, United States National Tick Collection (USNTC) ( Barros-Battesti et al. 2006). In Colombia, it is believed to parasitize Oryzomys albigularis (rice rat) (Wramac 1998), but this claim has not been confirmed.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Ixodida

Family

Ixodidae

Genus

Ixodes

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