Ectoparasites associated with sigmodontine rodents from northeastern Argentina

SAVCHENKO EKATERINA; MARCELA LARESCHI; URDAPILLETA MARA

Therya

Asociación Mexicana de Mastozoología

Año: 2019 p. 103 - 108

2007-3364

Usually sigmodontine rodents (Cricetidae) are associated with a variety of ectoparasites. However, the studies in northeastern Argentina are scarce. Herein we analyze the ectoparasite component communities associated with four species of sigmodontines in the south of the Province of Misiones. In total, 835 ectoparasites were collected from the 97 rodents examined: 782 mites (Acari, Mesostigmata) (S=7; P=78.35%; MA=8.06), 50 fleas (Hexapoda, Siphonaptera) (S=2; P=21.65%; MA=0.53), and two ticks (Acari, Ixodida) (S=1; P=2.06 %; MA=0.02) (p