| ixodes (ixodes) pararicinus keirans & clifford, 1985 (acari: ixodidae): description of the immature stages, distribution, hosts and medical/veterinary importance. | the immature stages of the neotropical tick ixodes (ixodes) pararicinus keirans & clifford, 1985 are described from specimens in a laboratory colony initiated from engorged females collected on cattle and larvae fed on mice and chickens. the larva and nymph of i. pararicinus are described using sem micrographs as well as drawings for some features of the larva. additionally, immature stages of i. pararicinus collected on wild mice and birds in uruguay and argentina were compared with specimens f ... | 2005 | 15864460 |