The Genus Rhipicephalus (Acari, Ixodidae): A Guide to the Brown Ticks of the WorldTicks in the genus Rhipicephalus include many important vectors of animal and human pathogens, but many species are notoriously difficult to identify, particularly at immature stages. This reference provides identification keys for adult ticks from the Afrotropical regions and elsewhere. For the nymphs and larvae, unique plates have been compiled in which line drawings of the capitula of similar species are grouped together to facilitate identification. The authors give brief, well-illustrated descriptions of the known stages of every species, plus information on their hosts, distribution, and disease relationships. The book also includes tables providing data on host/parasite relationships and disease transmission, making this the definitive reference source on this group for all those interested in acarology, veterinary or medical parasitology, and entomology. |
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Key to the Rhipicephalus species females occurring | 521 |
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adults African buffalo appendiculatus bars represent 0.10 Basis capituli breadth ranging broad as long broader than long Cape Province capensis capitulum Capitulum broader cattle cervical fields Cervical pits conscutum coxae Eastern Cape Province evertsi evertsi external cervical margins external spur Eyes at widest genital aperture Greater kudu hare Hoogstraal Horak immature stages including immatures including nymphs ixodid ticks Ixodidae Ixodoidea Journal of Veterinary Keirans Kenya laboratory reared large setiferous punctations larvae lateral angles length x breadth longer than broad lunulatus M.D. Corwin Marginal lines Morel Namibia Neumann Norval Number of records nymphs Onderstepoort Onderstepoort Journal Oreotragus Palps Parasites Parasitology Pegram Phacochoerus porose areas posterior margin posterolateral grooves Posteromedian Potamochoerus praetextatus pravus pulchellus Republic of Congo Santos Dias Scale bars represent scapulae Scrub hare scutum SEMs by M.D. simus slightly South Africa specimens spiracle Syncerus Tanzania Theiler Tragelaphus turanicus unconfirmed Ventrally coxae Veterinary Research Wild animals zambeziensis Zambia Zimbabwe