REVIEW ON THE BIOLOGY OF Rhipicephalus sanguineus (ARTHROPODA, CHELICERATA)(LATREILLE, 1806)

Abstract

Ticks correspond to a group of ectoparasitearachnids, which mainly affect terrestrial vertebrates, their identification is done through morphological and molecular analyzes. Within this group is Rhipicephalus sanguineus the type of population of domestic dogs, this species of wide geographic distribution in the Chilean territory, and is of high importance, because it is a transmitter of diseases that affect the hosts, as well as a Las Populations. In the present review, the life cycle and biology of R. sanguineus are briefly described and the implications for environmental health effects are discussed.