“…As this nymph was engorged, it was maintained under controlled conditions of temperature and humidity in a BOD oven and it moulted into a female. Other records, not examined in the present study, were from: on a snake (Boa constrictor) from the State of Santa Catarina (locality not stated) and on a lizard from Rio Velha (probably Rio Telha, State of Rio Grande do Sul) (Araga˜o, 1936); on a snake (Drymarchon corais (Boie) [= Coluber corais]) from central South America (locality not stated) (Schulze, 1936); on an armadillo and a dog from the State of Rio Grande do Sul (locality not stated) (Correˆa, 1955); on two toads (Bufo arenalis) from Rosana municipality, State of Sa˜o Paulo (Sinkoc & Brum, 1997); and on a snake (B. constrictor) from the protected green area named Parque Dois Irma˜os, Recife municipality, State of Pernambuco (Cunha et al, 1999). Although these data suggest the adult stage of A. fuscum has a broad host-specificity, it may well be primarily associated with reptiles (Guimara˜es et al, 2001;Guglielmone et al, 2003).…”