Open Access<I>Argas</I> (<I>Persicargas</I>) <I>keiransi</I> n. sp. (Acari: Argasidae), a Parasite of the Chimango, <I>Milvago c. chimango</I> (Aves: Falconiformes) in Chile
Author(s) -
Agustín EstradaPeña,
José M. Venzal,
Daniel GonzálezAcuña,
Alberto A. Guglielmone
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of medical entomology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 99
eISSN - 1938-2928
pISSN - 0022-2585
DOI - 10.1603/0022-2585-40.6.766
Subject(s) - argasidae , parasitology , acari , humanities , biology , library science , veterinary medicine , medicine , art , zoology , ixodidae , computer science
The larva of Argas (Persicargas) keiransi Estrada-Peña, Venzal & González-Acuña n. sp. is described from specimens collected on the neck of a chimango, Milvago c. chimango (Aves: Falconiformes) in the Chillán, Chile, in the Sub-Antarctic biogeographical region. The larva of the new species shares the tarsus I setal formula with A. (P.) giganteus, these being the only two Persicargas species with three pairs of ventral setae plus both av4 and pv4 setae. However, it is unique in having a dorsal plate "V" or "U" shaped, with the anterior end open, without the typical reticulated pattern present in the remaining species of the genus.