AnimaliaacceptedspeciesAccepted
? downsi
GBIF:181024180
ABOUT
Descriptions(2)
Kohls (1957) first recorded a new species of tick, I. downsi on bats (Anoura geoffroyi) in Aripo Cave, Trinidad. Gonzalez-Acuna et al. (2008) mentioned the presence of this tick in Trinidad and Tobago and stated that it is unclear whether the principal hosts are Chiroptera or Aves.
Basu, A. K., Basu, M., Adesiyun, A. A. (2012): A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago. Acarologia 52 (1): 39-50, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122034, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20122034
Distribution: Venezuela (Gonzalez-Acuna et al. 2008).
Basu, A. K., Basu, M., Adesiyun, A. A. (2012): A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago. Acarologia 52 (1): 39-50, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122034, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20122034
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Animalia? downsi