First report of the mite Psoralges libertus Trouessart, 1896 in the auditory canal of free-living giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758

Authors

  • André Luiz Mota da Costa Zoológico de Sorocaba - SP
  • Rodrigo Hidalgo Friciello Teixeira Zoológico de Sorocaba - SP UNISO – Universidade de Sorocaba, Departamento de Clínica Médica de Animais Selvagens
  • Ingrid Benevides Machado Laboratório de Referência Nacional em Vetores das Riquetsioses - IOC/FIOCRUZ
  • Gilberto Salles Gazêta Laboratório de Referência Nacional em Vetores das Riquetsioses - IOC/FIOCRUZ
  • Marinete Amorim Laboratório de Referência Nacional em Vetores das Riquetsioses - IOC/FIOCRUZ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v26i2.78981

Keywords:

ectoparasites, Myrmecophagidae, Pilosa, Psoroptidae.

Abstract

Zoological parks are an excellent source of biological material for research, as they often receive free-living wild animals. The present report discusses the occurrence of mites in the ear canal in a free-living anteater in the Metropolitan Region of Sorocaba, forwarded to the Sorocaba Zoo. During the clinical examination of the animal ectoparasites were located and collected. The mites were collected from the ear canal and were deposited in plastic pots with 70% alcohol, then sent to the National Reference Laboratory for Rickettsial Diseases Vectors (LIRN) of the Oswaldo Cruz Institute (IOC), Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ). Using taxonomic specific keys and with the aid of a microscope, the species Psoralges libertus Trouessart, 1896 was morphologically identified. This species was reported in another species from the Order Pilosa, but it is the first record of Psoralges libertus parasitizing a free-living Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758.

Author Biography

André Luiz Mota da Costa, Zoológico de Sorocaba - SP

Médico Veterinário formado pela USP em 1998.

Mestrado em Conservação da Fauna pela UFSCar em 2018.

Médico Veterinário do Zoológico de Sorocaba

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Published

2021-06-29

How to Cite

Costa, A. L. M. da, Teixeira, R. H. F., Machado, I. B., Gazêta, G. S., & Amorim, M. (2021). First report of the mite Psoralges libertus Trouessart, 1896 in the auditory canal of free-living giant anteater Myrmecophaga tridactyla Linnaeus, 1758. Archives of Veterinary Science, 26(2). https://doi.org/10.5380/avs.v26i2.78981

Issue

Vol. 26 No. 2 (2021)

Section

Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

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