Ornithodoros capensis sensu lato (s.l.) is a morphologically similar group of soft ticks that parasitizes mostly seabirds in continental and offshore territories worldwide. Ornithodoros capensis sensu stricto (s.s.) has been previously recorded in many islands and coastal localities along the American continent; however, some records from Central America remain obscure. In this work we performed morphological and molecular analyses on soft ticks collected in Coiba National Park, an archipelago located in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Panama, confirming the occurrence of O. capensis s.s. in this country for the first time. In addition, a morphological examination of museum specimens collected in Costa Rica, and a further locality in Panama, confirmed that O. capensis s.l. is established in the former country, and that its distribution along Panamanian shores is likely larger.

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Coiba国家公园中的Ornithodoros capensis sensu stricto（Ixodida：Argasidae）：巴拿马的首次报告，其中记载了巴拿马海岸和哥斯达黎加的O. capensis组。

Ornithodoros capensis sensu lato（sl）是一种形态相似的软tick，它们寄生了全世界大陆和近海地区的大部分海鸟。以前在美洲大陆的许多岛屿和沿海地区都记录到了Ornithodoros capensis sensu stricto（ss）。但是，中美洲的一些记录仍然不清楚。在这项工作中，我们对在巴拿马海岸附近的太平洋群岛科伊巴国家公园中采集的软s进行了形态学和分子分析，这是首次确认该国出现了卡佩斯藻。此外，对哥斯达黎加以及巴拿马其他地方收集的博物馆标本进行了形态学检查，证实了O. capensis sl在原国家/地区建立，因此其在巴拿马海岸的分布可能更大。