Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria, Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina.
Ticks Tick Borne Dis. 2013 Feb;4(1-2):167-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ttbdis.2012.10.037. Epub 2012 Nov 9.
One male of Amblyomma parvitarsum and one male and a female of Ornithodoros sp. were recovered from archaeological layers of the Middle Holocene in a rock shelter in the province of Catamarca, used by hunter-gatherer groups. Another two ticks identified as a female and a nymph of Argas cf. neghmei were recovered from a layer of the Late Holocene in other rock shelter in the province of Tucumán used by humans of agro-pastoral complex societies previous to the Hispanic invasion. The presence of Amblyomma parvitarsum is probably related to hunting activity, while Ornithodoros sp. was probably an opportunistic parasite established in the shelter. Argas cf. neghmei was probably a parasite of birds as is A. neghmei, a tick that has been found in the nests of birds, chicken houses, but also in human dwellings. The presence of A. cf. neghmei may originate from birds naturally breeding in the shelter or from the nests of birds introduced into the shelter by humans.
从卡塔马卡省一个被狩猎采集群体使用的岩棚的中全新世考古层中，回收了一只雄性扁虱和一只雄性和一只雌性的钝缘蜱。从图库曼省另一个岩棚的晚全新世地层中，回收了两只被鉴定为雌性和若虫的拟革蜱，这些蜱曾被西班牙人入侵前的农牧复合社会的人类使用过。扁虱的出现可能与狩猎活动有关，而钝缘蜱可能是在避难所中建立的机会主义寄生虫。拟革蜱可能是鸟类的寄生虫，因为 A. neghmei 也是一种在鸟巢、鸡舍中发现的蜱，也存在于人类住所中。A. cf. neghmei 的存在可能来自于自然栖息在避难所中的鸟类，也可能来自于人类引入避难所的鸟类的巢穴。
