Table 1.
Data for the ticks Amblyomma cajennense (sensu stricto) [A.c.(s.s.)], Amblyomma sculptum (A.s.) and Amblyomma cajennense (sensu lato) [A.c.(s.l.)] collected during three field expeditions in Brazila
| Exp. | Number of ticks | Host | Municipality | State | Geographical coordinates (S, W) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.c.(s.s.) | A.s. | A.c.(s.l.) | |||||
| ♀♀ | ♀♀ | ♂♂ | |||||
| 1st | 1 | Equus caballus | Cach. do Piriá | Pará | 1°50.888′, 45°23.452′ | ||
| 1st | 21 | 59 | E. caballus | S. G. Araguaia | Pará | 5°59.592′, 48°37.947′ | |
| 1st | 1 | 1 | 1 | E. caballus | S. G. Araguaia | Pará | 6°06.594′, 48°35.672′ |
| 1st | 2 | 8 | 7 | E. caballus | Alvorada | Tocantins | 12°23.111′, 49°07.061′ |
| 1st | 3 | 3 | 6 | E. caballus | Araguaína | Tocantins | 7°19.570′, 48°18.255′ |
| 1st | 7 | 10 | E. caballus | Araguanã | Tocantins | 6°35.582′, 48°38.493′ | |
| 1st | 3 | E. caballus | Araguanã | Tocantins | 6°51.336′, 48°30.986′ | ||
| 1st | 12 | 25 | E. caballus | Araguatins | Tocantins | 5°45.278′, 48°03.427′ | |
| 1st | 1 | 4 | E. caballus | Barrolândia | Tocantins | 9°44.843′, 48°42.105′ | |
| 1st | 1 | 10 | 12 | E. caballus | Barrolândia | Tocantins | 9°51.657′, 48°43.446′ |
| 1st | 1 | 1 | 2 | Free-living | Bras. Tocantins | Tocantins | 8°29.058′, 48°29.054′ |
| 1st | 1 | 2 | 3 | E. caballus | Brej. Nazaré | Tocantins | 11°02.660′, 48°45.039′ |
| 1st | 1 | 19 | E. caballus | Brej. Nazaré | Tocantins | 10°59.359′, 48°33.451′ | |
| 1st | 5 | 18 | 44 | E. caballus | Cariri Tocantins | Tocantins | 11°53.841′, 49°10.020′ |
| 1st | 1 | 6 | 7 | E. caballus | Crix. Tocantins | Tocantins | 11°12.863′, 48°55.806′ |
| 1st | 4 | 74 | 141 | E. caballus | Figueirópolis | Tocantins | 12°13.940′, 49°09.919′ |
| 1st | 6 | 32 | Sus scrofa | Fort. Tabocão | Tocantins | 9°07.003′, 48°32.006′ | |
| 1st | 2 | 18 | 17 | E. caballus | Guaraí | Tocantins | 8°58.520′, 48°29.955′ |
| 1st | 9 | 11 | E. caballus | Gurupi | Tocantins | 11°33.700′, 49°01.503′ | |
| 1st | 5 | 9 | 19 | E. caballus | Gurupi | Tocantins | 11°49.618′, 49°07.801′ |
| 1st | 6 | 11 | E. caballus | Luzinópolis | Tocantins | 6°10.583′, 47°51.664′ | |
| 1st | 8 | 5 | 27 | Myrmecophaga tridactyla | Miranorte | Tocantins | 9°24.910′, 48°34.253′ |
| 1st | 14 | 16 | E. caballus | Nazaré | Tocantins | 6°23.002′, 47°42.193′ | |
| 1st | 1 | 3 | E. caballus | Nova Olinda | Tocantins | 7°47.974′, 48°27.873′ | |
| 1st | 1 | 4 | 1 | E. caballus | N. Rosalândia | Tocantins | 10°34.032′, 48°55.116′ |
| 1st | 3 | 1 | E. caballus | Par. Tocantins | Tocantins | 10°07.183′, 48°52.998′ | |
| 1st | 2 | 10 | E. caballus | Porto Nacional | Tocantins | 10°29.502′, 48°20.153′ | |
| 1st | 7 | 4 | 45 | E. caballus | S. R. Tocantins | Tocantins | 10°54.404′, 48°54.798′ |
| 1st | 1 | 2 | 1 | E. caballus | S. B. Tocantins | Tocantins | 5°58.436′, 47°52.737′ |
| 1st | 1 | 1 | 24 | E. caballus | Talismã | Tocantins | 12°47.346′, 49°05.470′ |
| 1st | 2 | 35 | 27 | E. caballus | Tocantinópolis | Tocantins | 6°15.035′, 47°27.741′ |
| 1st | 1 | 3 | 6 | E. caballus | Tocantinópolis | Tocantins | 6°20.687′, 47°33.018′ |
| 1st | 1 | E. caballus | Xambioá | Tocantins | 6°24.783′, 48°32.321′ | ||
| 1st | 10 | E. caballus | Bequimão | Maranhão | 2°27.784′, 44°47.416′ | ||
| 1st | 7 | 18 | S. scrofa | B. Jesus Selvas | Maranhão | 4°31.142′, 46°46.691′ | |
| 1st | 2 | E. caballus | Imperatriz | Maranhão | 5°33.209′, 47°27.766′ | ||
| 1st | 3 | E. caballus | Pinheiro | Maranhão | 2°33.518′, 59°47.764′ | ||
| 1st | 2 | 2 | E. caballus | Porto Franco | Maranhão | 6°20.177′, 47°24.480′ | |
| 1st | 1 | 7 | E. caballus | Santa Helena | Maranhão | 2°15.681′, 45°16.235′ | |
| 1st | 4 | E. caballus | Santa Inês | Maranhão | 3°41.666′, 45°24.301′ | ||
| 1st | 9 | 7 | E. caballus | Santa Inês | Maranhão | 3°52.575′, 45°32.757′ | |
| 1st | 7 | 5 | E. caballus | S. Luzia do Tide | Maranhão | 4°04.668′, 45°57.052′ | |
| 1st | 4 | 2 | E. caballus | Estrela Norte | Goiás | 13°49.376′, 49°01.775′ | |
| 1st | 1 | 2 | 2 | E. caballus | Porangatu | Goiás | 12°52.722′, 49°06.359′ |
| 1st | 5 | 5 | E. caballus | Porangatu | Goiás | 12°53.209′, 49°06.390′ | |
| 1st | 6 | 21 | E. caballus | Porangatu | Goiás | 13°24.868′, 49°08.118′ | |
| 1st | 1 | 4 | E. caballus | Porangatu | Goiás | 13°15.364′, 49°08.122′ | |
| 1st | 7 | 18 | E. caballus | S. Ter. Goiás | Goiás | 13°39.022′, 49°02.094′ | |
| 2nd | 5 | 12 | 7 | E. caballus | Pimenta Bueno | Rondônia | 11°52.328′, 60°59.868′ |
| 2nd | 2 | 1 | E. caballus | Presid. Médici | Rondônia | 11°09.754′, 61°54.095′ | |
| 2nd | 2 | Free-living | Vilhena | Rondônia | 12°43.412′, 60°15.417′ | ||
| 2nd | 1 | 4 | Free-living | Vilhena | Rondônia | 12°29.545′, 60°28.309′ | |
| 2nd | 5 | 6 | E. caballus | Comodoro | Mato Grosso | 13°56.276′, 59°45.634′ | |
| 2nd | 32 | 7 | Free-living | Comodoro | Mato Grosso | 13°56.276′, 59°45.634′ | |
| 2nd | 2 | Free-living | Comodoro | Mato Grosso | 13°19.058′, 59°52.654′ | ||
| 2nd | 1 | Free-living | Comodoro | Mato Grosso | 13°05.216′, 59°53.509′ | ||
| 2nd | 4 | 3 | Free-living | Comodoro | Mato Grosso | 13°00.277′, 59°57.472′ | |
| 2nd | 1 | 49 | 26 | E. caballus | Conq. d’Oeste | Mato Grosso | 14°46.905′, 59°20.774′ |
| 2nd | 4 | 6 | E. caballus | Nova Lacerda | Mato Grosso | 14°10.232′, 59°42.056′ | |
| 2nd | 1 | 1 | Free-living | Nova Lacerda | Mato Grosso | 14°07.560′, 59°42.607′ | |
| 2nd | 1 | E. caballus | Pont. Lacerda | Mato Grosso | 15°09.292′, 59°28.354′ | ||
| 2nd | 4 | 3 | E. caballus | Pont. Lacerda | Mato Grosso | 15°20.685′, 59°23.777′ | |
| 2nd | 3 | E. caballus | Pont. Lacerda | Mato Grosso | 14°53.271′, 59°16.735′ | ||
| 2nd | 3 | 3 | E. caballus | V. B. S. Trindade | Mato Grosso | 15°07.393′, 59°34.550′ | |
| 2nd | 1 | 1 | E. caballus | V. B. S. Trindade | Mato Grosso | 15°00.374′, 59°57.109′ | |
| 2nd | 5 | 11 | E. caballus | V. B. S. Trindade | Mato Grosso | 14°58.490′, 59°59.009′ | |
| 2nd | 1 | 31 | 31 | Free-living | V. B. S. Trindade | Mato Grosso | 14°55.576′, 60°01.216′ |
| 2nd | 11 | 11 | Free-living | V. B. S. Trindade | Mato Grosso | 15°05.634′, 59°51.829′ | |
| 3rd | 10 | 34 | E. caballus | Diamantino | Mato Grosso | 14°33.153′, 56°13.418′ | |
| 3rd | 2 | E. caballus | Jangada | Mato Grosso | 15°48.708′, 56°39.218′ | ||
| 3rd | 3 | 1 | 7 | E. caballus | Lucas Rio Verde | Mato Grosso | 13°45.656′, 55°52.487′ |
| 3rd | 8 | 9 | E. caballus | Nobres | Mato Grosso | 14°43.526′, 56°19.525′ | |
| 3rd | 8 | 3 | E. caballus | Rosário Oeste | Mato Grosso | 14°48.500′, 56°25.580′ | |
| 3rd | 12 | 11 | E. caballus | Rosário Oeste | Mato Grosso | 14°48.408′, 56°25.278′ | |
| 3rd | 21 | E. caballus | Sinop | Mato Grosso | 11°52.466′, 55°36.316′ | ||
| 3rd | 11 | 7 | E. caballus | Sinop | Mato Grosso | 11°55.516′, 55°42.000′ | |
| 3rd | 68 | 137 | Tapirus terrestris | Sinop | Mato Grosso | 13°45.660′, 55°52.487′ | |
| Total | 249 | 443 | 1,054 | ||||
Exp.: Field expedition
a 1st expedition: considered to represent sampling in the eastern transition area of A. cajennense (s.s.) and A. sculptum. 2nd expedition: considered to represent sampling in the western transition area of the two tick species in Brazil. 3rd expedition: considered to represent the central transition area of the two species in Brazil