Genus of hard ticks. Anocentor (syn. Dermacentor) nitens (the tropical horse tick) is found in Latin America. It is a one-host tick, e.g., all stages stay on its first host.
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Mehlhorn, H. (2016). Anocentor. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-43978-4_201
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