Save up to 30% on Elsevier print and eBooks with free shipping. No promo code needed.
Save up to 30% on print and eBooks.
Ticks of the Southern Cone of America
Diagnosis, Distribution, and Hosts with Taxonomy, Ecology and Sanitary Importance
1st Edition - February 4, 2017
Authors: Santiago Nava, Jose M. Venzal, Daniel González Acuña, Thiago F. Martins, Alberto A Guglielmone
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:9780128110751
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 1 0 7 5 - 1
eBook ISBN:9780128110768
9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 1 0 7 6 - 8
Ticks of the Southern Cone of America: Diagnosis, Distribution and Hosts with Taxonomy, Ecology and Sanitary Importance focuses on the tick species prevalent in The Southern…Read more
Purchase options
LIMITED OFFER
Save 50% on book bundles
Immediately download your ebook while waiting for your print delivery. No promo code is needed.
Ticks of the Southern Cone of America: Diagnosis, Distribution and Hosts with Taxonomy, Ecology and Sanitary Importance focuses on the tick species prevalent in The Southern Cone of America, including their distribution, biology, associated pathogens, their effects on the host, and control methods.
Based on review of the literature from more than five decades, 62 species of both hard and soft tick have been discovered on the Southern Cone of America. Tick genera observed and recorded include Amblyomma, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis, Ixodes, and Rhipicephalus.
Presents a comprehensive discussion that can be used to study identification and biology of tick species on hosts endemic to Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay)
Provides pictorial keys that can be used to further identify species
Facilitates prevention and control of tick-borne diseases in tropical region
Helps in the diagnoses of tick borne diseases
Researchers, scientists, undergraduate / graduate students in parasitology, entomology, biology and veterinary/medical practitioners
Chapter 1. Tick Classification, External Tick Anatomy with a Glossary, and Biological Cycles
Abstract
Tick Classification
Main External Morphological Characters of the Families of Ixodida
Biological Cycles
References
Chapter 2. Genera and Species of Ixodidae
Abstract
Genus Amblyomma
Species of Amblyomma No Longer Considered to be Established in the Southern Cone of America
References
Amblyomma argentinae Neumann, 1905
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma aureolatum (Pallas, 1772)
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma auricularium (Conil, 1878)
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma boeroi Nava, Mangold, Mastropaolo, Venzal, Oscherov, and Guglielmone, 2009
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma brasiliense Aragão, 1908
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma calcaratum Neumann, 1899
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma coelebs Neumann, 1899
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma dissimile Koch, 1884
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma dubitatum Neumann, 1899
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma hadanii Nava, Mastropaolo, Mangold, Martins, Venzal, and Guglielmone, 2014
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma incisum Neumann, 1906
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma longirostre (Koch, 1844)
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma neumanni Ribaga, 1902
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma nodosum Neumann, 1899
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma ovale Koch, 1844
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma pacae Aragão, 1911
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma parvitarsum Neumann, 1901
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma parvum Aragão, 1908
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma pseudoconcolor Aragão, 1908
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma pseudoparvum Guglielmone, Mangold, and Keirans, 1990
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma rotundatum Koch, 1884
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma sculptum Berlese, 1888
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma tigrinum Koch, 1844
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma tonelliae Nava, Beati, and Labruna, 2014
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Amblyomma triste Koch, 1844
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Genus Dermacentor
Dermacentor nitens Neumann, 1897
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Genus Haemaphysalis
Haemaphysalis juxtakochi Cooley, 1946
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Haemaphysalis leporispalustris (Packard, 1869)
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Genus Ixodes
Ixodes abrocomae Lahille, 1916
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes aragaoi Fonseca, 1935
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes auritulus Neumann, 1904
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes chilensis Kohls, 1956
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes cornuae Arthur, 1960
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes longiscutatus Boero, 1944
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes loricatus Neumann, 1899
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes luciae Sénevet, 1940
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes neuquenensis Ringuelet, 1947
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes nuttalli Lahille, 1913
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes pararicinus Keirans and Clifford, 1985
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes schulzei Aragão and Fonseca, 1951
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes sigelos Keirans, Clifford, and Corwin, 1976
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes stilesi Neumann, 1911
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes taglei Kohls, 1969
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ixodes uriae White, 1852
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Genus Rhipicephalus
Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini, 1888)
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Rhipicephalus sanguineussensu lato
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Chapter 3. Genera and Species of Argasidae
Abstract
Genus Argas
Argas keiransi Estrada-Peña, Venzal, and González-Acuña, 2003
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Argas monachus Keirans, Radovsky, and Clifford, 1973
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Argas neghmei Kohls and Hoogstraal, 1961
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Argas persicus (Oken, 1818)
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
GenusOrnithodoros
About the Presence of Ornithodoros capensis in Chile
Ornithodoros amblus Chamberlin, 1920
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros hasei (Schulze, 1935)
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros lahillei Venzal, González-Acuña, and Nava, 2015
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros microlophi Venzal, Nava, and González-Acuña, 2013
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros mimon Kohls, Clifford, and Jones, 1969
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros peruvianus Kohls, Clifford, and Jones, 1969
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros quilinensis Venzal, Nava, and Mangold, 2012
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros rioplatensis Venzal, Estrada-Peña, and Mangold, 2008
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros rostratus Aragão, 1911
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros rudis Karsch, 1880
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros spheniscus Hoogstraal, Wassef, Hays, and Keirans, 1985
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Ornithodoros xerophylus Venzal, Mangold, and Nava, 2015
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
GenusOtobius
Otobius megnini (Dugès, 1883)
Distribution
Hosts
Ecology
Sanitary Importance
Diagnosis
References
Chapter 4. Morphological Keys for Genera and Species of Ixodidae and Argasidae
Abstract
Morphological Key for Genera of Ixodidae
Morphological Key for Species of Amblyomma
Morphological Key for Species of Haemaphysalis
Morphological Key for Species of Ixodes
Morphological Key for Species of Rhipicephalus
Morphological Key for Genera of Argasidae (Adults)
Morphological Key for Genera of Argasidae (Larvae)
Morphological Key for Species of Argas
Morphological Key for Species of Ornithodoros
No. of pages: 372
Language: English
Edition: 1
Published: February 4, 2017
Imprint: Academic Press
Paperback ISBN: 9780128110751
eBook ISBN: 9780128110768
SN
Santiago Nava
Dr Nava is a young Argentinean researcher whose interest is focused on systematics, ecology and control of ticks, and epidemiology of tick-borne pathogens. Within this subject area he coordinates different projects on ticks with medical and veterinary importance. The principal contribution of Dr. Nava has been in the study of Neotropical ticks, and he also has an active collaboration with scientists from more than 20 countries from America, Europe and Africa.
Affiliations and expertise
Instituto Nacional de Tecnologica, Agropecuaria Buenos Aires, Estacion Experimental Agropecuaria, Santa Fe, Argentina
JV
Jose M. Venzal
José M. VENZAL is a young Uruguayan researcher on ticks and tick-borne diseases with a great expertise in systematic and phylogeny of Argasidae, a field mastered for few persons worldwide. The contribution of Prof. Venzal has been fundamental to describe several new Neotropical species of ticks (argasids and ixodids) but also for tick ecology and epidemiology of ticks-transmitted diseases. He received the Scopus Award Uruguay 2011 in the area of Agricultural Sciences. Editorial Elsevier and the National Academy of Veterinary Medicine of Uruguay Award 2008.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Laboratorio de Vectores y Enfermedades transmitidas, Facultad de Veterinaria, CENUR Litoral Norte, Universidad de la República, Uruguay
DG
Daniel González Acuña
Daniel González Acuña is a doctor in Veterinary Medicine at the Institute of Wildlife of the Veterinary Medicine Superior School of Hannover, Germany. Full Professor of the Faculty of Veterinary at the Universidad de Concepción, where he teaches General Zoology for students of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture Zoology for students of Agronomy. Prof. González-Acuña is specialized in parasites of Chile´s wild fauna; within this endevour he coordinated several research projects about ticks from the wild fauna in Chile. His contribution resulted in the description of several new species of ticks found in Chile and neighbor countries, and relevant biogeography information.
Affiliations and expertise
Profesor, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepcion, Chillan, Chile
TM
Thiago F. Martins
Dr. Martins is a Brazilian posdoc student with a prolific contribution on tick taxonomy and ecology. Dr. Martins made a very important contribution for the diagnoses of Argentinian and Brazilian nymphs from the genus Amblyomma, the most numerically important tick genus in South America. He is an active collaborator with many tick-research groups in Brazil and elsewhere providing his expertise for tick identification.
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine and Animal Health, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
AG
Alberto A Guglielmone
Dr. Guglielmone is a senior Argentinean scientist with a long career on ticks and cattle tick-borne diseases started in 1975 but currently dealing with biogeography of Ixodidae. Dr. Guglielmone contributed with more than 300 scientific articles and several books, and collaborated with scientists from more than 30 countries. He also received several awards and is a member of the Academia Nacional de Agronomía y Veterinaria (Argentina).
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Scientist, Estacion Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela, Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, and Superior Scientist, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científica y Tecnicas, Argentina
Read Ticks of the Southern Cone of America on ScienceDirect