Description of Amblyomma monteiroae n. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae), a parasite of the great horned owl (Strigiformes: Strigidae) in southern Brazil
In 2020, adult hard ticks (males and females) were collected from great horned owls [Bubo virginianus (Gmelin, 1788)] in the coastal region in southern Brazil.The engorged females were allowed to oviposit in the laboratory and hatched larvae could be obtained.Analyses of the external morphology of the adult ticks revealed that they represent a new