
Noteworthy records of Ixodes schulzei(Acari: Ixodidae) on rodents from the State of Parana, southern Brazil
2013; Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria; Volume: 22; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1590/s1984-29612013000100030
ISSN1984-2961
AutoresValéria Castilho Onófrio, Fernanda A. Nieri-Bastos, Janio dos Santos Sampaio, João Fábio Soares, Maria José de Jesus Silva, Darci Moraes Barros‐Battesti,
Tópico(s)Insect and Pesticide Research
ResumoIxodes schulzei Aragão & Fonseca is an endemic tick to Brazil and has already been reported in the northern (State of Rondonia), southeastern (States of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo) and southern (State of Santa Catarina) regions, always found in association with the water rat Nectomys squamipes(Brandt). This communication records the first occurrence of this tick species in the State of Parana, southern region of Brazil, and it constitutes its first report on Akodon montensis (Thomas) andOryzomys russatus (Wagner) hosts.
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