Cestode Parasites of Armadillos (Mammalia: Xenarthra) from Argentina: Two New Species of (Anoplocephalidae) in .

J Parasitol

Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores CEPAVE (CONICET-UNLP), Boulevard 120 S/N, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Published: February 2020

A total of 20 specimens of (Desmarest, 1804) from the Chaco Region in Argentina were examined. This study revealed the presence of 3 species of the genus Akumyan, 1946 (Cestoda Anoplocephalidae), two of them new for science. These species are described, illustrated, and compared with related species. n. sp. is characterized by having a small body with 45-65 proglottids; a globose scolex, longer than wide and well delimited from strobila; a long neck; mature and gravid proglottids longer than wide; and 20-35 testes located in a single field. n. sp. is characterized by having a small body with 86-128 proglottids; a rectangular scolex, wider than long and not well delimited from strobila; neck absent; mature and gravid proglottids wider than long; and 23-50 testes located in the medial portion of the proglottid. The finding of Campbell et al., 2003 parasitizing represents the first record in armadillos.

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