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Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) capensis Neumann (Acari: Ixodoidea: Argasidae), a parasite of seabirds, established along the southeastern seacoast of the United States.
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Journal of medical entomology [J Med Entomol] 1992 Mar; Vol. 29 (2), pp. 371-3. - Publication Year :
- 1992
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Abstract
- Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) capensis Neumann, an ectoparasite of seabirds found circumglobally in the tropics and subtropics, has become established along the southeastern seacoast of the United States. The tick has been found feeding primarily on brown pelicans, Pelecanus occidentalis, but also has been found on the laughing gull, Larus atricilla, and the American oystercatcher, Haematopus palliatus. We report here the presence of O. (A.) capensis from New Hanover and Brunswick counties (near the mouth of the Cape Fear River) in North Carolina, to the Charleston Harbor area of South Carolina and thence south to Cumberland Island (a barrier island) in Camden County, Georgia, just north of the Florida state line.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0022-2585
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of medical entomology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 1495062
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/29.2.371