The Ixodes Ticks of Chiroptera (Ixodoidea, Ixodidae)

Arthur, Don R.

doi:10.2307/3274734

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“…The tick I. simplex is considered highly specific of M. schreibersii (Arthur 1956;Estrada-Peña et al 1991a), and is normally found around its ears and lower lip. After engorging on bat blood, females drop off and deposit hundreds of eggs in a sheltered microenvironment.…”

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Which factors regulate the reproduction of ectoparasites of temperate-zone cave-dwelling bats?

Lourenço

Palmeirim

2008

Parasitol Res

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We studied the factors which regulate the reproduction of ectoparasites of temperate-zone cave-dwelling bats, using the Schreiber's bat (Miniopterus schreibersii) and its ectoparasites as a model. For this, we searched 969 bats during 2003 and 2004 at important stages of the bat yearly cycle and found four ectoparasite species regularly occurring on them: two nycteribiids (Nycteribia schmidlii and Penicillidia conspicua), one wing mite (Spinturnix psi), and one hard tick (Ixodes simplex simplex). These parasites were present throughout the yearly cycle, but their reproductive activity greatly fluctuated seasonally. Also, we found that sex, age, and reproductive status of the host strongly influenced the reproductive activity of parasites. Overall, the four parasite species had a similar reproductive pattern, reproducing more intensively during the pregnancy and nursing seasons of M. schreibersii, mainly on pregnant and juvenile bats. Moreover, parasites greatly reduced reproductive activity during winter, while bats were in deep torpor or hibernating. We conclude that reproduction in ectoparasites of M. schreibersii and of many other temperate cave-dwelling bats is mostly regulated by the reproductive cycle of their bat hosts, but also limited by roost temperatures during winter. The fact that the reproductive cycle of parasite species of such distinct taxonomic groups are similarly adjusted to that of their bat host suggests that this adjustment is a highly adaptive trait.

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Which factors regulate the reproduction of ectoparasites of temperate-zone cave-dwelling bats?

Lourenço

Palmeirim

2008

Parasitol Res

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“…In addition, the scutum was posteriorly reverse bell-shaped, with wavy surface (Fig. 2), unlike in the case of I. vespertilionis (Arthur, 1956).…”

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First record of Ixodes ariadnae in Western Europe, Belgium — Short communication

Hornok

Krawczyk

2016

Acta Veterinaria Hungarica

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Fourteen long-legged ixodid ticks (6 nymphs and 8 larvae) were collected from Bechstein's bat (Myotis bechsteinii) in Rochefort, Belgium. All ticks were morphologically identified as Ixodes ariadnae, based on their long legs (Haller's organ longer than maximum diameter of tarsus I), broad palps and posteriorly reverse bell-shaped scutum with wavy surface. The DNA was extracted from these ticks, followed by PCR amplification of part of their cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene. All obtained sequences were 100% identical with each other, and with the COI sequence of I. ariadnae reported previously from Hungary and Germany. Taking into account that the collection site in the present study is close to the French border of Belgium, and migration of Bechstein's bat is known between Belgium and France, it is reasonable to suppose that I. ariadnae also occurs in France. This is the first record of I. ariadnae in Western Europe, outside its formerly known geographical range (Central Europe).

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“…Il était déjà mentionné de Suisse par Arthur (1956), de Yougoslavie par Neumann (1916) et Oswald (1939, de Grèce par divers auteurs dont Schulze (1936in Arthur 1956) et Arthur (1956), de Turquie par Arthur (1956). Le matériel en provenance de ces régions est toutefois extrêmement pauvre et c'est pourquoi nous avons jugé bon de publier ces déterminations.…”

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“…2° IXODES SIMPLEX SIMPLEX Neumann, 1906 Longtemps mal connue, cette tique fut réétudiée par Arthur (1956) et le mâle décrit par nous-même (1962). Depuis cette publication, nous avons eu en mains un assez riche matériel de cette intéressante espèce.…”

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“…En 1955, Emtchuk (7) Arthur (1956et 1965) et Hoogstraal (1956, cette tique serait aussi peu spécifique qu'Ixodes vespertilionis, espèce qui parasite toutes les chauves-souris cavernicoles (Beaucournu, 1961). Nous n'avons aucune expérience en ce qui concerne la zone éthiopienne, mais, pour la zone paléarctique, nous sommes certain que cette tique est un parasite pratiquement spécifique de Miniopterus schreibersi.…”

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