Table 2 Species of Acari identified on different host species (all free living otherwise indicated) and collection sites
From: Borrelia burgdorferi (sensu lato) in ectoparasites and reptiles in southern Italy
Family | Species | Host | Collection sitea |
|---|---|---|---|
Pterygosomatidae | Pimeliaphilus insignis | T. mauritanica | Site 1 and Site 3 |
Geckobiella stamii | I. iguana | Site 2 | |
Trombiculidae | Neotrombicula autumnalis | P. muralis, P. siculus, L. bilineata | Site 1 and Site 3 |
Macronyssidae | Ophionyssus sauracum | P. muralis, P. siculus, L. bilineata | Site 1 and Site 3 |
Ophionyssus natricis | M. spilota, E. murinus, B. constrictor | Site 2 | |
Ixodidae | Ixodes ricinus | P. muralis, P. siculus, L. bilineata, E. quatuorlineata | Site 3 |