Sixteen species of ectoparasites were collected from 50 wild rodents, from August
1990 to August 1991, in an area of Araucaria augustifolia forest, in the municipality
of Tijucas do Sul, State of Paraná, Brazil. Ectoparasites infested 98% of the rodents,
with the highest indices of infestation found in the dry-cool season. Species that occurred in
single or multiple infestations were recorded. Ectoparasite/host associations were
significant (p<0.01) for Gigantolaelaps wolffsohni/Oryzomys nigripes, Polygenis
pradoi/Oxymycterus sp. and Amblyopinus sp./Oxymycterus sp. The
following represent new host records: Polygenis (Polygenis) tripus from
Akodon serrensis and Hoplopleura sciuricola from Sciurus aestuans. New
geographic records are given for two species of flea and one sucking lice.
