Table 1. Hosts and tick species examined for rickettsial DNA by PCR followed by nucleotide sequencing. MM (males), FF (females).

Host	Ticks (wstage)	Nº tested	No. positive for R. bellii	No. positive for R. amblyommii
C. subspinosus	A. longirostre(8MM/2FF)	10	0	4
C. insidiosus	A. longirostre(9MM)	9	1	1
Total		19	1	5