Ixodes amarali was reported for the second time in the State of Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, from an engorged female obtained from a naturally infested opossum (Didelphis sp.). Biological characteristics of de non-parasitic phase were studied, under controlled conditions (temperature of 27±1°C, relative humidity higher than 80% and scotophase).
Opossum; Ixodes amarali; non-parasitic phase
