Ixodes guglielmonei D. Apanaskevich 2022, n. sp.
Ixodes guglielmonei D. Apanaskevich n. sp. Type-host: Rufous-chested plover— Charadrius modestus Lichtenstein (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae). Other hosts: Bar-winged cinclodes— Cinclodes fuscus (Vieillot) (Passeriformes: Furnariidae), striated caracara— Phalcoboenus australis (Gmelin) (Falconiforme...
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Online Access: | https://zenodo.org/record/6974967 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6974967 |
Summary: | Ixodes guglielmonei D. Apanaskevich n. sp. Type-host: Rufous-chested plover— Charadrius modestus Lichtenstein (Charadriiformes: Charadriidae). Other hosts: Bar-winged cinclodes— Cinclodes fuscus (Vieillot) (Passeriformes: Furnariidae), striated caracara— Phalcoboenus australis (Gmelin) (Falconiformes: Falconidae). Type-locality: Chile: Antártica Chilena: Isla Navarino, Puerto Williams. Other localities: Argentina: Tierra del Fuego: Isla de los Estados, Bahia Crossley. Type-material: Holotype female, from C. modestus, Puerto Williams (~ 54°55’S, 67°37’W), Isla Navarino, Antártica Chilena, Chile, 24.i.1964, G. E. Watson (GEW); deposited in the USNTC (USNMENT 00987164). Paratypes: Chile: Antártica Chilena: Isla Navarino (~ 55°4’S, 67°40’W): 1 female and 2 nymphs, from C. fuscus, 19.i.1964, GEW, USNMENT 00987148. All paratypes are deposited in the USNTC. Other material: 1 female, 9 nymphs and 42 larvae. Argentina: Tierra del Fuego: Isla de los Estados, Bahia Crossley (~ 54°47’S, 64°41’W): 1 female and 3 larvae, from P. australis, 26.iv.1971, USNMENT 00987191; same locality: 1 nymph and 33 larvae, from P. australis, 26.iv.1971, USNMENT 00987158; Isla Observatorio (~ 54°38’S, 64°7’W): 6 nymphs and 2 larvae, from P. australis, 17.v.1971, USNMENT 00987163; same locality: 2 nymphs and 4 larvae, from P. australis, 17.v.1971, USNMENT 00987155. All specimens are deposited in the USNTC. ZooBank registration: The Life Science Identifier (LSID) for Ixodes guglielmonei n. sp. is urn:lsid:zoobank.org: act: 0F85FCF8-5487-447F-AE84-2A8695748722. Etymology: The species is named after Alberto Alejandro Guglielmone, an Argentinian expert on ticks and colleague who has contributed much to our knowledge on the systematics, distribution and ecology of ticks, particularly those of the Neotropical Region. Description. Female [Based on 3 specimens; Figs. 19, 20.] Idiosoma (Fig. 19A, F) of least of largely engorged females broadly suboval, widest in posterior half. Scutum (Fig. 19B, C) length 1.50–1.64 (1.55; n = 3), width 1.16–1.30 (1.25; ... |
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