Finding of an Ixodid Tick Inside a Late Holocene Owl Pellet From Northwestern Argentina

In the present study, we report the earliest record of Ixodes sigelos from the late Holocene in Argentina. The tick was recovered from an owl pellet collected within a small mammal sequence in Las Máscaras Cave, Catamarca, Argentina (27°01′12S″, 66°44′37″W) and dated at 990 ± 35 cal yr. Based on bon...

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 2010-08, Vol.96 (4), p.820-822
Main Authors: Sanchez, J. P, Nava, S, Lareschi, M, Ortiz, P. E, Guglielmone, A. A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acarology
Amber
Animals
Argentina
Bone
Feces - parasitology
Fossils
Hip
Holocene
Ixodes
Ixodidae - classification
Larvae
Owls
Parasitism
Parasitology
RESEARCH NOTES
Rodent Diseases - parasitology
Rodents
Sigmodontinae - parasitology
Small mammals
Strigiformes - parasitology
Tick Infestations - parasitology
Tick Infestations - veterinary
Ticks
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Summary:In the present study, we report the earliest record of Ixodes sigelos from the late Holocene in Argentina. The tick was recovered from an owl pellet collected within a small mammal sequence in Las Máscaras Cave, Catamarca, Argentina (27°01′12S″, 66°44′37″W) and dated at 990 ± 35 cal yr. Based on bones also present in the pellet, the tick most-likely parasitized a rodent, identified as an Eligmodontia sp., which had been ingested by the owl.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.1645/GE-2392.1