| scanning electron microscope study of a snake tick, amblyomma gervaisi (acari: ixodidae). | the scanning electron microscope (sem) studies on both male and female tick, amblyomma gervaisi (lucas 1847) inhabiting the snake naja naja were made. detail of the surface structures as seen under sem exhibit sexual dimorphism and were compared with other tick species as reported. sem observations show characteristic alloscutal ornamentation, inornate festoons, triangular licking organ, size of the hypostome, round haller's organ, genital plate oval in male and slit-like in female, and prominen ... | 2012 | 24082536 |
| new records of amblyomma goeldii (acari: ixodidae) and description of the nymphal stage. | since its original description from the amazonian region, the tick species amblyomma goeldii neumann, 1899 has been misidentified with amblyomma rotundatum koch, 1844 in different countries of the neotropical region. because of this, some authors have considered that the only confirmed records of a. goeldii were from french guyana. herein, we reviewed all specimens of a. goeldii that have been deposited at two tick collections in brazil. in addition, we describe the nymphal stage of a. goeldii f ... | 2015 | 25947818 |