Confirmation of Argas neghmei (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Peru and report of the Andean flicker (Colaptes rupicola) as a new host

Authors

  • Luis A. Gomez-Puerta Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria, Laboratorio de Epidemiología y Economía Veterinaria. Av. Circunvalación 2800, San Borja. Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7909-979X
  • Sebastián Muñoz-Leal (1) Departamento de Patología y Medicina Preventiva, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad de Concepción, Chile. (2) Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3547-6466
  • Marcelo B. Labruna Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9675-3132
  • José M. Venzal Laboratorio de Vectores y Enfermedades Transmitidas, Facultad de Veterinaria, CENUR Litoral Norte-Salto, Universidad de la República, Uruguay. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4633-7456

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v27i4.19202

Keywords:

Argasidae, Argas neghmei, soft tick, Andean flickers, Colaptes rupicola, Puno

Abstract

This report describes the finding of soft ticks (Ixodida, Argasidae) parasitizing two Andean flickers (Colaptes rupicola) from the Nuñoa district, Melgar province in Puno, Peru (14°31'11.77"S; 70°32'15.95''W; elevation 3967 m). A total of 29 larval ticks were collected directly from the birds and morphologically identified as Argas neghmei. Diagnosis was based on the larval morphology and confirmed by molecular analysis of the tick mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene. A sequence of 363 base pair of this gene showed to be 100% identical with sequences of A. neghmei from Argentina and Chile (GenBank: FJ853598 and DQ295781). This finding confirms the presence of A. neghmei in Peru and adds the Andean flicker as a new host for this species.

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Published

11/29/2020

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 4 (2020)

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Gomez-Puerta, Luis A., Sebastián Muñoz-Leal, Marcelo B. Labruna, and José M. Venzal. 2020. “Confirmation of Argas Neghmei (Ixodida: Argasidae) in Peru and Report of the Andean Flicker (Colaptes Rupicola) As a New Host”. Revista Peruana De Biología 27 (4): 533-36. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v27i4.19202.