Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of shrew tenrecs (Afrotheria: Tenrecidae) and rodents (Rodentia: Muridae) on Madagascar

Mackenzie C. Englert; Steven M. Goodman; Dmitry A. Apanaskevich

doi:10.1007/s11230-023-10122-3

Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of shrew tenrecs (Afrotheria: Tenrecidae) and rodents (Rodentia: Muridae) on Madagascar

Mackenzie C. Englert, Steven M. Goodman, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich

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Abstract

Ixodes (Afrixodes) ambohitantelensis n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) is described based on females ex endemic shrew tenrecs (Afrosoricida: Tenrecidae) and an introduced rodent (Rodentia: Muridae) from Madagascar. Females of this new species are similar to those of other species of the subgenus Afrixodes Morel, 1966, known from Madagascar, from which they can be distinguished by the size of scutum, size of scutal setae, shape of alloscutal setae, development of genital apron, size of auriculae, size of anterior angle of basis capituli, size of palpi, dental formula on hypostome, development of syncoxae, and size and development of spurs on coxae I and IV.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	745-750
Number of pages	6
Journal	Systematic Parasitology
Volume	100
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-023-10122-3
State	Published - Oct 24 2023

Keywords

Afrotheria
Animals
Female
Ixodes
Ixodidae
Madagascar
Muridae
Parasites
Rodentia/parasitology
Shrews
Species Specificity
Tenrecidae

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Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of shrew tenrecs (Afrotheria: Tenrecidae) and rodents (Rodentia: Muridae) on Madagascar. / Englert, Mackenzie C.; Goodman, Steven M.; Apanaskevich, Dmitry A.
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Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of shrew tenrecs (Afrotheria: Tenrecidae) and rodents (Rodentia: Muridae) on Madagascar

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