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. 2016 Feb 24:(569):1-22.
doi: 10.3897/zookeys.569.7221. eCollection 2016.

The Dermacentor (Acari, Ixodida, Ixodidae) of Mexico: hosts, geographical distribution and new records

Carmen Guzmán-Cornejo  1 , Richard G Robbins  2 , Alberto A Guglielmone  3 , Griselda Montiel-Parra  4 , Gerardo Rivas  1 , Tila María Pérez  4
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The Dermacentor (Acari, Ixodida, Ixodidae) of Mexico: hosts, geographical distribution and new records

Carmen Guzmán-Cornejo et al. Zookeys. .

Abstract

Distribution and host data from published literature and previously unpublished collection records are provided for all nine species of the Holarctic tick genus Dermacentor that are known to occur in Mexico, as well as two species that may occur there. Parasite-host and host-parasite lists are presented, together with a gazetteer of collection localities and their geographical coordinates.

Keywords: Dermacentor; Mexico; distribution; hosts; ticks.

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Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
Females. A Dermacentor albipictus B Dermacentor dissimilis, C Dermacentor halli D Dermacentor hunteri E Dermacentor imitans F Dermacentor nitens G Dermacentor parumapertus H Dermacentor variabilis.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Males. A Dermacentor albipictus B Dermacentor dissimilis C Dermacentor hunteri D Dermacentor imitans E Dermacentor nitens F Dermacentor parumapertus G Dermacentor variabilis.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Distribution map of Dermacentor species in Mexico. Due to the lack of specific locality data for the states of Guanajuato, Michoacán, Querétaro, Tlaxcala and Zacatecas, all species symbols in those states are solely indicators of occurrence there.
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