Even within a particular species the sexes and active developmental stages (larvae and nymphs) may make use of different attachment sites (Chilton et al., 1992 Mysterud et al., 2014). However, not all tick species that parasitize a particular host necessarily utilize the same attachment sites, i.e., spatial niche segregation may occur (Anderson et al., 2013). helvolum appears to be the first record of this species from Sandakan, a city on the northeast coast of Borneo, in the Malaysian state of Sabah.įor ectoparasites, such as ticks, survival not only entails locating a suitable host, but also attaching at sites that facilitate feeding, while at the same time providing protection against host defensive behaviors and environmental abrasion accompanying host movements. Herein we report an instance of a mangrove snake, Boiga dendrophila dendrophila, being parasitized by the tick Amblyomma helvolum, with comments on this tick’s attachment sites. Short note Keywords Amblyomma helvolum attachment site Boiga dendrophila Borneo Malaysia Saba AbstractĮctoparasites, such as ticks, may exhibit preferences for particular attachment sites on various hosts, since the choice of attachment sites may affect tick survival. ģWalter Reed Biosystematics Unit, Department of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution, MSC, MRC 534, 4210 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland 20746-2863, USA.ĤBornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre, PPM 219, Elopura, 90000, Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia.Ģ019 - Volume: 59 Issue: 1 pages: 115-119 1, Shennong Rd., Yilan, 260, Taiwan, Republic of China.Ģ✉ Applied Behavioural Ecology and Ecosystem Research Unit, Department of Environmental Sciences, UNISA, Private Bag X6, Florida, 1710, Republic of South Africa & College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Sturt Rd., Bedford Park SA 5042, Australia (current affiliation). An instance of Boiga dendrophila dendrophila (Boie, 1827) (Reptilia: Colubridae) being parasitized by Amblyomma helvolum Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae), with comments about the attachment sites of this tick species Mao, Jean-Jay 1ġDepartment of Forestry and Natural Resources, National Ilan University.
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