New records for Amblyomma sculptum (Ixodidae) on non-passerine birds in Brazil

Abstract

The aim of this paper was to provide new records of Amblyomma sculptum on two species of terricolous birds in two areas of the Cerrado (savannah-like) bioma: two specimens of Cariama cristata were captured in the state of Goiás and one specimen of Crax fasciolata was captured in the state of Minas Gerais. One of the C. cristata was parasitized by 15 larvae, six nymphs, one male and two females whereas the C. fasciolata was parasitized by seven larvae and eight nymphs. This paper presents a new locality for occurrence of parasitism A. sculptum in C. cristata and a new host for C fasciolata.

Diversity of rickettsiae in ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) collected from wild vertebrates in part of the Amazon, Cerrado, and Pantanal biomes in Brazil

“…As for information about tick species, the largest number of ticks comprising the A. cajennense species complex, represented in Brazil by A. cajennense s.s. and A. sculptum (the vector of R. rickettsii, agent of Brazilian Spotted Fever) (Szabó et al, 2013;Nava et al, 2014;Martins et al, 2016) was expected, given the large numbers of tapirs (n=14), capybaras (n=9) and giant anteaters (n=12), usual hosts for adults and immature stages of A. sculptum (Martins et al, 2016(Martins et al, , 2023. Birds have been recorded as hosts of all the stages of A. sculptum in Brazil (Nava et al, 2017), as reported by Luz et al (2016) in the state of Goiás and observed in this study for A. sculptum nymphs and adult ticks infesting C. cristata in the Cerrado biome. Similarly, the large number of adult A. nodosum ticks is presumably associated with the occurrence of anteaters (Myrmecophaga tridactyla and Tamandua tetradactyla), reported to be the main hosts of adult stages of A. nodosum (Nava et al, 2017).…”

Hemoparasites in ticks of wild birds of Serra dos Órgãos National Park, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

“…No ticks were recorded on the following bird species: Passeriformes -Myiozetetes similis, Coereba flaveola, Sicalis flaveola, Tangara cayana, Tangara sayaca, Troglodytes musculus; Columbiformes -Leptotila rufaxilla, Geotrygon montana, Columbina talpacoti; Cuculiformes -Piaya cayana. However, there are numerous records of these species in association with ticks in different biomes in Brazil (LABRUNA et al, 2007;LUGARINI et al, 2015;LUZ et al, 2016;OGRZEWALSKA & PINTER, 2016).…”

Diversidade De Carrapatos (Acari: Ixodidae) Em Animais Silvestres Recebidos Pelo Zoológico Municipal De Guarulhos

“…No presente estudo foi identificada uma ninfa de Amblyomma sculptum em seriema (Cariama cristata) no município de Mairiporã. Ninfas desta mesma espécie de carrapato também já foram anteriormente identificadas no Brasil em seriemas nos municípios de Jundiaí e Sorocaba, ambas no estado de São Paulo, além do município de Morrinhos localizado no estado de Goiás (LABRUNA et al, 2007;MARTINS et al, 2015;LUZ et al, 2016). Ainda no presente estudo, foram identificadas ninfas desta mesma espécie de carrapato em outra ave, um gavião de cauda curta (Buteo brachyurus), proveniente também do município de Mairiporã.…”