First finding of the tick Amblyomma tigrinum parasitizing a Molina’s hog-nosed skunk, Conepatus chinga (Molina 1782), in South America
Adult individuals of Amblyomma tigrinum were collected for the first time from a Molina´s hog-nosed skunk (Conepatus chinga), captured in a rural area of north-central Chile, which were described and identified morphologically. There are scarce studies that address the role of the skunk as ectopara...
Main Authors: | Jonatan Manqui, Felipe A. Hernández, María C. Silva-de la Fuente, Gerardo Acosta-Jamett |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Universidad de Concepción
2022-12-01
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Series: | Gayana |
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Online Access: | https://gayana.cl/index.php/gn/article/view/277 |
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