Publications

argas (persicargas) keiransi n. sp. (acari: argasidae), a parasite of the chimango, milvago c. chimango (aves: falconiformes) in chile.	the larva of argas (persicargas) keiransi estrada-peña, venzal & gonzález-acuña n. sp. is described from specimens collected on the neck of a chimango, milvago c. chimango (aves: falconiformes) in the chillán, chile, in the sub-antarctic biogeographical region. the larva of the new species shares the tarsus i setal formula with a. (p.) giganteus, these being the only two persicargas species with three pairs of ventral setae plus both av4 and pv4 setae. however, it is unique in having a dorsal pl ...	2003	14765651
ticks (acari: ixodoidea: argasidae, ixodidae) of chile.	the tick species recorded from chile can be listed under the following headings: (1) endemic or established: argas keiransi estrada-peña, venzal and gonzalez-acuña, a. neghmei kohls and hoogstraal; ornithodoros amblus chamberlin; otobius megnini (dugès); amblyomma parvitarsum neumann; a. tigrinum koch; ixodes auritulus neumann; i. chilensis kohls; i. cornuae arthur, i. sigelos keirans, clifford and corwin; i. stilesi neumann; i. uriae white; rhipicephalus sanguineus koch. (2) probably establishe ...	2005	15777007
notes on new world persicargas ticks (acari: argasidae) with description of female argas (p.) keiransi.	the female of argas (persicargas) keiransi estrada-peña, venzal & gonzález-acuña (acari: argasidae) is described from specimens collected in the type locality in chile. the female has a unique combination of characters in the dorsal cuticle and in the number and pattern of ventrolateral setae in the basis capituli. additional features on tarsus i chaetotaxy and dorsal plate are provided for the larva of the species, as observed on flat specimens derived from engorged females collected in the typ ...	2006	17017212