Sandra Enríquez

Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae) parasitizing small mammals in the Andean Chocó Biosphere Reserve of Ecuador

Ixodes is the most diverse genus of hard ticks worldwide, with nearly 62 species recorded in the Neotropical region, including nine in Ecuador. However, the diversity of this genus in the Ecuadorian Andean Chocó remains poorly understood. In this study, we describe a new species...