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Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of the state of Amazonas, Brazil

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The tick fauna of Brazil is currently composed by 72 species. The state of Amazonas is the largest of Brazil, with an area of ≈ 19% of the Brazilian land. Besides its vast geographic area, only 19 tick species have been reported for Amazonas. Herein, lots containing ticks from the state of Amazonas were examined in three major tick collections from Brazil. A total of 5933 tick specimens were examined and recorded, comprising 2693 males, 1247 females, 1509 nymphs, and 484 larvae. These ticks were identified into the following 22 species: Amblyomma cajennense sensu lato, Amblyomma calcaratum, Amblyomma coelebs, Amblyomma dissimile, Amblyomma dubitatum, Amblyomma geayi, Amblyomma goeldii, Amblyomma humerale, Amblyomma latepunctatun, Amblyomma longirostre, Amblyomma naponense, Amblyomma oblongoguttatum, Amblyomma ovale, Amblyomma rotundatum, Amblyomma scalpturatum, Amblyomma varium, Dermacentor nitens, Haemaphysalis juxtakochi, Ixodes cf. Ixodes fuscipes, Ixodes luciae, Rhipicephalus microplus, Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato. Ticks were collected from 17 (27.4%) out of the 62 municipalities that currently compose the state of Amazonas. The following four species are reported for the first time in the state of Amazonas: A. coelebs, A. dubitatum, H. juxtakochi, and Ixodes cf. I. fuscipes. The only tick species previously reported for Amazonas and not found in the present study is Amblyomma parvum. This study provides a great expansion of geographical and host records of ticks for the state of Amazonas, which is now considered to have a tick fauna composed by 23 species. It is noteworthy that we report 1391 Amblyomma nymphs that were identified to 13 different species.

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Acknowledgements

This study received financial support from the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP) and Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq).

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  1. Laboratório de Zoologia, Departamento de Biologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Sergio L. Gianizella & Nair O. Aguiar

  2. Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Orlando Marques de Paiva 87, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, 05508-270, Brazil

    Thiago F. Martins, Monica R. Solorio, Louise Maranhão, Hermes R. Luz & Marcelo B. Labruna

  3. Laboratório Especial de Coleções Zoológicas, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Valeria C. Onofrio

  4. Universidade Santo Amaro, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Valeria C. Onofrio

  5. Laboratório de Mamíferos Aquáticos, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Waleska Gravena

  6. Instituto de Saúde e Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Coari, AM, Brazil

    Waleska Gravena

  7. Laboratório de Biologia Celular e Helmintologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil

    Carlos A. R. do Nascimento

  8. Refúgio de Vida Selvagem Sauim Castanheira, Secretaria Municipal do Meio Ambiente e Sustentabilidade, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Laérzio C. Neto

  9. Centro Nacional de Pesquisa e Conservação da Biodiversidade Amazônica, Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Diogo L. Faria

  10. Instituto Brasileiro do Meio Ambiente e dos Recursos Naturais Renováveis, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Natália A. S. Lima

  11. Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá, Tefé, AM, Brazil

    Louise Maranhão, Ivan J. Lima, Iury V. D. Cobra, Tamily Santos, Gerson P. Lopes & Emiliano E. Ramalho

  12. Programa de pós-graduação em Genética, Conservação e Biologia Evolutiva, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Ivan J. Lima

  13. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Gerson P. Lopes

  14. Departamento de Mudanças Climáticas e Gestão de Unidades de Conservação, Secretaria de Meio Ambiente do Estado do Amazonas, Manaus, AM, Brazil

    Iury V. D. Cobra

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Gianizella, S.L., Martins, T.F., Onofrio, V.C. et al. Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of the state of Amazonas, Brazil. Exp Appl Acarol 74, 177–183 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10493-018-0221-7

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