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Table 1 Ectoparasites of dogs in Brazil

From: Dogs, cats, parasites, and humans in Brazil: opening the black box

Phylum

Class

Order

Family

Speciesa

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

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