| ornithodoros (alectorobius) amblus (acarina: ixodoidea: argasidae): identity, marine bird and human hosts, virus infections, and distribution in peru. | ornithodoros (alectorobius) amblus chamberlin 1920, adults previously were described inadequately. practically nothing was known regarding the identity, hosts, distribution, and biology of this species. we redescribe both sexes, describe the nymph and larva, and present criteria for differentiating these stages from those of other members of the o. (a.) capensis group in the western hemisphere. samples were collected from 13 localities on the pacific coast and on offshore islands of peru. hosts ... | 1980 | 7391872 |