Objectives:

To recognize the species of Ixodidae in Valle del Cauca, to establish preventive measures for the management of diseases trensmitted by these ectoparasites and the risk of propagation of these vectors.

Scope:

Inventory of hard ticks from Valle del Cauca and strengthening of the Entomological collection of Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Palmira (CEUNP).

Methodology:

A total of 1,897 ticks, at all stages of development, were collected on domestic and wild animals from 11 locations in the Department and they were identified by taxonomic keys.

Main results:

eleven species belonged to the genera Rhipicephalus (Koch, 1844), Dermacentor (Koch, 1844), Amblyomma (Koch, 1844) and Ixodes (Latreille, 1795). Fifty-three percent of the individuals collected corresponded to R. (B.) microplus, always associated with bovines, followed by Anocentor nitens associated with horses by 33%. The other species found were present in lower abundance as follows: R. sanguineus on canines; A. nodosum on Tamandua tetradactyla; A. cajennense on horses and cattle; Ixodes spp. on horses; Didelphis marsupialis, A. rotundatum on Rhinella marina; Amblyomma spp. on cattle; Amblyomma maculatum on horsed; Rhipicephalus spp. on T. Tetradactyla; and A. dissimile on Bothrops asper.

Conclusions:

This is the first report of Amblyomma nodosum in Tamandua tetradactyla in the de Yotoco Forest Reserve and the presence of previously reported specimens for Valle del Cauca was confirmed.

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