Notes on the biology of Amblyomma dissimile Kock, 1844 (Acari: Ixodida) on Bufo marinus (Linnaeus, 1758) from Brazil

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Abstract

Amblyomma dissimile is a common ectoparasite of cold blooded animals and is an accidental ectoparasite of some wild mammals. Details of the biology of specimens from the State of Amapá were studied in the laboratory in a humidity chamber at an average environmental temperature of 19.5 °C, using Bufo marinus as host for the time in Brazil. We also report the first record of this species in the State of Minas Gerais.

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Journal

Journal ID (publisher-id): mioc

Title: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz

Abbreviated Title: Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz

Publisher: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde (Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil )

ISSN (Print): 0074-0276

ISSN (Electronic): 1678-8060

Publication date (Print and electronic): March 1994

Volume: 89

Issue: 1

Pages: 29-31

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[01] São Paulo orgnameUniversidade de São Paulo orgdiv1Departamento de Parasitologia orgdiv2Laboratório de Acarologia Brasil

[02] Rio de Janeiro orgnamePrefeitura Municipal de Curitiba orgdiv1Secretaria Municipal do Meio Ambiente orgdiv2Museu de História Natural. Setor de Parasitologia Brasil