The objective of this study was to evaluate the life cycle and parasitic competence of Dermacentor nitens(Neumann, 1897) on different animal species. Experimental infestations were induced in five specimenseach of seven species of possible hosts: rabbits, horses, sheep, cows, guinea pigs, birds and dogs. Rabbitswere infested in the ear using artificial feeding chambers, and the horses, sheep, cows and dogs were...