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Hard ticks from the genera Amblyomma Koch and Rhipicephalus Koch (Acari: Ixodidae) present in the Collection of Zoologia Agrícola, Decanato de Agronomia, Universidad Centro Occidental Lisandro Alvarado Venezuela

Abstract:

A list of ticks species belonging to genera Amblyomma Koch and Rhipicephalus Koch in the Collection of Zoologia Agricola, Decanato de Agronomía, Universidad Centroccidental Lisandro Alvarado (UCLA). Revised specimens consisted in samples containing labeled hard ticks with the following information: species name, locality, collecting date, and host (if available). Information was included in a data base in which a code number was assigned as follows: CZA (Agricultural Zoology Collection)- Ixo (Ixodidae) plus a four digit number. Species were determined by using taxonomical keys. Of a total of 115 observed samples, 15 species belonged to genus Amblyomma and three species to Rhipicephalus from several localities and/or hosts. © 2009, Sociedad Venezolana de Entomología.