ABSTRACT
The occurrence of Amblyomma aureolatum is reported for the first time in the State of Rio Grande do Sul and also in Brazil, parasiting the opossum Didelphis albiventris.
KEY WORDS
Amblyomma aureolatum
; Ixodidae;
Didelphis albiventris
; Marsupialia
RESUMO
Registra-se pela primeira vez, para o Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, e também para o Brasil, a ocorrência de Amblyommaaureolatum parasitando Didelphis albiventris (gambá).
PALAVRAS-CHAVE
Amblyomma aureolatum
; Ixodidae;
Didelphis albiventris
; Marsupialia; gambá
Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas, 1772) is reported for the first time parasitizing the opossum Didelphis albiventris in the State of Rio Grande do Sul and also in this country, Brazil. Three males were collected from one opossum captured in the Municipality of Pelotas, RS. The ticks were preserved in alcohol 70° GL and the identification was made in the Laboratory of Entomology, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, Institute of Biology, UFPel (DEMP, IB, UFPel). For the specific identification, the keys of ARAGÃO & FONSECA (1961)ARAGÃO, H. & FONSECA, F. Notas de Ixodologia.VIII. Lista e chave para os representantes da fauna ixodológica brasileira. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, v.59, n.2, p.115-129, 1961. and GUIMARÃES et al. (2001)GUIMARÃES, J.H.; TUCCI, E.C.; BARROS -BATTESTI, D.M. Ectoparasitos de importância veterinária. São Paulo: Plêiade/FAPESP, 2001. 218p. Il. were used. The A. aureolatum parasitism is common in domestic and wild Carnivora, dogs and cats (RIBEIRO, 1970/1971RIBEIRO, S.S. Ixodídeos encontrados no cão doméstico no Estado do Paraná. An. Fac. Med. Univ. Fed. Paraná, v.13/14, n.1/2, p.61-67, 1970/1971.; BARROS & BAGGIO, 1992BARROS, D.M. & BAGGI O, D. Ectoparasites Ixodida Leach, 1817 on wild Mammals in the State of Paraná, Brazil. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, v.87, n.2, p.291-296, 1992.; EVANS et al., 2000EVANS, D.E.; MARTINS, J.R.; GUGLIELMONE, A.A. A Review of the ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) of Brazil, their hosts and geographic distribution -1. The State of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, v.95, n.4, p.453-470, 2000.; GUGLIELMONE et al., 2003aGUGLIELMONE, A.A.; ESTRADAPEÑA, A.; MANGOLD, A.J.; BARROS-BATTESTI, D.M.; LABRUNA, M.B.; MARTINS, J.R.; VENZAL, J.M.; ARZUA, M.; KEIRANS, J.E. Amblyomma aureolatum Pallas, 1772 and Amblyomma ovale Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae): Hosts, Distribution and 16S rDNA sequences. Vet. Parasitol., v.113, p.273-288, 2003a.; GUGLIELMONE et al., 2003bGUGLIELMONE, A.A.; ESTRADAPEÑA, A.; KEIRANS, J.E.; ROBBINS, R.G. Ticks (Acari:Ixodidae. of the Neotropical Zoogeografic Region . Atalanta: International Consortium on Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2003b. 173p.). The report of this species from other mammals, without Carnivora, are the orders: Artiodactyla (Bovidae, Cervidae); Primates (Hominidae); Rodentia (Ctenomyidae, Echimyidae, Erethizontidae, Hydrochaeridae and Sciuridae); Xenarthra (Bradypodidae), (GUGLIELMONE et al., 2003aGUGLIELMONE, A.A.; ESTRADAPEÑA, A.; MANGOLD, A.J.; BARROS-BATTESTI, D.M.; LABRUNA, M.B.; MARTINS, J.R.; VENZAL, J.M.; ARZUA, M.; KEIRANS, J.E. Amblyomma aureolatum Pallas, 1772 and Amblyomma ovale Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae): Hosts, Distribution and 16S rDNA sequences. Vet. Parasitol., v.113, p.273-288, 2003a.). This same authors mentioned the collect of one male of A.aureolatum from Didelphis sp., but the species of Didelphis was not identified.
Nymphs of Amblyomma were collected from D. albiventris by BARROS & BAGGIO (1992)BARROS, D.M. & BAGGI O, D. Ectoparasites Ixodida Leach, 1817 on wild Mammals in the State of Paraná, Brazil. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, v.87, n.2, p.291-296, 1992., BRUM et al. (2003)BRUM, J.G.W.; VALENTE, A.L.S.; ALBANO, A.P.; COIMBRA, M.A.C.; GREQUE, G.G. Ixodidae de mamíferos silvestres atendidos no Núcleo de Reabilitação da Fauna Silvestre, UFPel. Arq. Inst. Biol., São Paulo [on-line], v.70, n.2, p.211-212, 2003. Disponível em: <http://www.biologico.sp.gov.br/arquivos/v70_2/brum2.pdf>. Acesso em: 7 jan. 2005.
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and also by the authors of this research. This is the first report of A. aureolatum parasiting the opossum D. albiventris for the State of Rio Grande do Sul and also in Brazil.
REFERENCES
- ARAGÃO, H. & FONSECA, F. Notas de Ixodologia.VIII. Lista e chave para os representantes da fauna ixodológica brasileira. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, v.59, n.2, p.115-129, 1961.
- BARROS, D.M. & BAGGI O, D. Ectoparasites Ixodida Leach, 1817 on wild Mammals in the State of Paraná, Brazil. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, v.87, n.2, p.291-296, 1992.
- BRUM, J.G.W.; VALENTE, A.L.S.; ALBANO, A.P.; COIMBRA, M.A.C.; GREQUE, G.G. Ixodidae de mamíferos silvestres atendidos no Núcleo de Reabilitação da Fauna Silvestre, UFPel. Arq. Inst. Biol, São Paulo [on-line], v.70, n.2, p.211-212, 2003. Disponível em: <http://www.biologico.sp.gov.br/arquivos/v70_2/brum2.pdf>. Acesso em: 7 jan. 2005.
» http://www.biologico.sp.gov.br/arquivos/v70_2/brum2.pdf - EVANS, D.E.; MARTINS, J.R.; GUGLIELMONE, A.A. A Review of the ticks (Acari, Ixodidae) of Brazil, their hosts and geographic distribution -1. The State of Rio Grande do Sul, Southern Brazil. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz, v.95, n.4, p.453-470, 2000.
- GUGLIELMONE, A.A.; ESTRADAPEÑA, A.; MANGOLD, A.J.; BARROS-BATTESTI, D.M.; LABRUNA, M.B.; MARTINS, J.R.; VENZAL, J.M.; ARZUA, M.; KEIRANS, J.E. Amblyomma aureolatum Pallas, 1772 and Amblyomma ovale Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae): Hosts, Distribution and 16S rDNA sequences. Vet. Parasitol, v.113, p.273-288, 2003a.
- GUGLIELMONE, A.A.; ESTRADAPEÑA, A.; KEIRANS, J.E.; ROBBINS, R.G. Ticks (Acari:Ixodidae. of the Neotropical Zoogeografic Region . Atalanta: International Consortium on Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases, 2003b. 173p.
- GUIMARÃES, J.H.; TUCCI, E.C.; BARROS -BATTESTI, D.M. Ectoparasitos de importância veterinária São Paulo: Plêiade/FAPESP, 2001. 218p. Il.
- RIBEIRO, S.S. Ixodídeos encontrados no cão doméstico no Estado do Paraná. An. Fac. Med. Univ. Fed. Paraná, v.13/14, n.1/2, p.61-67, 1970/1971.
Publication Dates
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Publication in this collection
01 Apr 2021 -
Date of issue
Jan-Mar 2005
History
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Received
21 Jan 2005 -
Accepted
07 Mar 2005
