Comparative spermiogenesis and embryogenesis between ticks species of the genus Am...
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| Author(s): |
Barros-Battesti, Darci Moraes
[1]
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Arzua, Márcia
;
Pichorim, Mauro
;
Keirans, James E.
Total Authors: 4
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| Affiliation: | [1] São Paulo (Estado). Secretaria de Estado da Saúde. Instituto Butantan - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 4
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| Document type: | Journal article |
| Source: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; v. 98, n. 1, p. 0-0, 2003. |
| Field of knowledge: | Biological Sciences - Parasitology |
| Abstract | |
During an ecological study, carried out between 1994 and 1996 with Streptoprocne biscutata (Sclater) (Apodiformes: Apodidae) birds, that inhabit caves in the Quatro Barras County, State of Paraná, Southern Brazil, a new tick species of the subgenus Multidentatus was observed. The female, male, nymph, and larva of Ixodes (Multidentatus) paranaensis n. sp., are described. Of the 12 known species of the subgenus Multidentatus, only I. (M.) auritulus Neumann, 1904 and I. (M.) murreleti Cooley and Kohls, 1945 occur in the Neartic region and only I. (M.) auritulus occurs in the Neotropical region. As such, I. (M.) paranaensis n. sp. increases the number of species and the distribution area of the subgenus Multidentatus in the Americas. (AU) | |
| FAPESP's process: | 99/05446-8 - Biodiversity of Arachnida and Myriapoda of the State of São Paulo |
| Grantee: | Antonio Domingos Brescovit |
| Support type: | BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants |