The hard tick family Ixodidae currently comprises 762 species worldwide, but an analysis of
the occurrence of these species in the worlds countries, territories, zoogeographic regions …

The family Ixodidae, whose members are commonly known as hard ticks, currently
comprises 137 Neotropical species, most of which are endemic to this region. Here we …

Ticks are ectoparasites of great medical and veterinary significance in the neotropical
region. In Brazil, they are responsible for enormous economic losses to the livestock industry …

Abstract The Brazilian state of Maranhão is located in a transition area of the Amazon and
Cerrado biomes, where there is a rich fauna of vertebrates. This study aimed to update the …

Ixodes fuscipes Koch, 1844, described from Brazil, has been considered a valid species with
records from Brazil and Peru. Ixodes spinosus Neumann, 1899, also described from Brazil …

This study evaluated the species richness and seasonal dynamics of ticks and rickettsial
agents infecting ticks in the largest natural Reserve of the Cerrado biome of Brazil, the …

In a recent study, we relegated the taxon Ixodes aragaoi Fonseca, 1935 to a junior synonym
of Ixodes fuscipes Koch, 1844, and reinstated Ixodes spinosus Neumann, 1899 (a former …

This study evaluated rickettsial infection in ticks collected on toads from the northern
Brazilian Amazon (Amapá state), where to our knowledge there are neither records of ticks …

More than seventy tick species have been reported in Brazil. Despite the emergence of tick-
borne diseases in Neotropical region, there are still limited data available on tick species …

A cada ano novos registros de espécies de carrapatos são divulgados ao redor do planeta.
Até o momento mais de 920 espécies são descritas no mundo, estas estão divididas em três …