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. 2014 Jan 14;7:22. doi: 10.1186/1756-3305-7-22

Table 1.

Ectoparasites of dogs in Brazil

Phylum Class Order Family Species a
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Ixodida
Argasidae
Ornithodoros brasiliensis
 
 
 
 
Ornithodoros rostratus
 
 
 
Ixodidae
Amblyomma aureolatum
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma cajennense
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma longirostre
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma naponsense
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma nodosum
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma oblongoguttatum
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma ovale
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma pacae
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma parvum
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma scalpturatum
 
 
 
 
Amblyomma tigrinum
 
 
 
 
Haemaphysalis juxtakochi
 
 
 
 
Rhipicephalus microplus
 
 
 
 
Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l.
 
 
Sarcoptiformes
Psoroptidae
Otodectes cynotis
 
 
 
Sarcoptidae
Notoedres cati
 
 
 
 
Sarcoptes scabiei
 
 
Trombidiformes
Demodicidae
Demodex canis
 
Insecta
Phthiraptera
Boopidae
Heterodoxus spiniger
 
 
 
Linognathidae
Linognathus setosus
 
 
 
Trichodectidae
Trichodectes canis
 
 
Siphonaptera
Ceratophyllidae
Nosopsyllus fasciatus
 
 
 
Tungidae
Tunga penetrans
 
 
 
Pulicidae
Ctenocephalides canis
 
 
 
 
Ctenocephalides felis felis
 
 
 
 
Pulex irritans
 
 
 
 
Xenopsylla brasiliensis
 
 
 
 
Xenopsylla cheopis
      Rhopalopsyllidae Rhopalopsyllus lutzi lutzi

aChecklist of ectoparasites (flying insects excluded) infesting dogs in Brazil [11-41].