11 4 5 Torit 2 Torit 1 Ikoto 1 5 Ikoto 1 Torit 18 6 7 Torit 30 19 18 Torit 1 31 28 Juba Burrows of T. b. benvenuta Lotti Forest Praomys tullbergi sudanensis Sep Torit Canis aureus soudanicus Nov Torit Canis aureus soudanicus Dec (2) Torit Torit Canis aureus soudanicus Apr (2) Aug *Also known as the black pitted tick, the glossy brown tick, and the tailtuft brown tick (cf. Theiler 1952A,B). *With 1 o R. simus senegalensis. This is the only collection seen from anywhere in Africa in which typical specimens of both subspecies have been found on a single host. King (1926) stated that R. s. simus occurs throughout Equatoria, Bahr El Ghazal, Upper Nile, Blue Nile, Kordofan, and Kassala Provinces and that it had at that time only recently established itself in Northern Province where proper conditions of humidity for its development prevailed around newly installed pumps and basin irrigation. King apparently had no Darfur Province records for this species. Sudan localities from which specimens of the glossy tick have been seen are: Bahr El Ghazal: Galual-Nyang Forest (hyena, black-legged mongoose, leopard, lion, buffalo, and warthog; domestic dogs; old male baboons infested with as many as two hundred adult specimens; 200, 200 engorging on men; SVS, HH). Jur River (hippopotamus; SVS). Lau (cattle; SGC). Fanjak (domestic dogs and cattle; SVS, HH). Wau (domestic pigs; SVS). Kenisa (numerous specimens from elephants; SGC). Several localities near Yirol (elephants; SVS). Yirol (hyena and cane rat; SVS). Upper Nile: Duk Fadiat (wild pig and warthog; SVS). Akobo Post lion; SGC). Maban (cattle and goats; SVS). Pariak (cattle; SVS). Kaka (roan antelope; SGC). Bor (domestic dogs; HH, leopard; SGC). Malakal (domestic dogs; HH). Blue Nile: Roseires (cattle; SGC). Darfur: Zalingei (camels and horses; SVS). Kulme, Wadi Oribo (fox; SMNH). Kordofan: Tabanga (pigs; SGC). Talodi (cattle and pony; SGC). "Western Jebels" (cattle; SVS). Khartoum: No records.7 Northern: Letti Basin (fox; SGC). Shendi (bull; SVS, sheep; SGC). These populations are probably quite restricted. DISTRIBUTION R. s. simus ranges throughout the Ethiopian Faunal Region. In West Africa, it is more or less widely replaced by the sub species senegalensis. The Arabian range of the glossy tick, as mapped by the American Geographical Society (1954), should be limited to the mountains of the Yemen. WEST AFRICA: Early records should be checked against R. simus senegalensis. The range of R. s. simus in West Africa Is im perfectly known. NIGERIA (Simpson 1912A,B. Unsworth 1949,1952. Mettam 1950). SIERRA LEONE (Neumann 1901,1911. Simpson 1913). TO GO (Neumann 1901,1911. Ziemann 1909). GOLD COAST (Simpson 1914. Beal 1920. Stewart 1934). Stewart 1934). IVORY COAST (Neumann 1901). PORTUGESE GUINEA (Tendeiro 1946A,B,1948,1951A,E,1952C,D,E,1954: wherever *Specimens referred to as R. simus by Simpson (1912A, p. 325) are actually R. simus senegalensis. They were determined as R. simus falcatus by Nuttall and Warburton. These specimens are in British Museum (Natural History) collections. illustrated the specimens appear to resemble the subspecies senegal ensis rather than simus). FRENCH WEST AFRICA (Neumann 1911. Rousse lot 1953B. See also Sudan below. Theiler states (correspondence) that her extensive Senegal collections are all typical R. s. simus). NOTE: Tonelli-Rondelli's (1938) reports from Sierra Leone, Togo, and Gold Coast are probably repetitions from Neumann.7 CENTRAL AFRICA: CAMEROONS (Neumann 1902A. Zumpt 1943A. Rageau 1951,1953A,B). FRENCH EQUATORIAL AFRICA (Rousselot 1951, 1953B). BELGIAN CONGO and RUANDA URUNDI (Newstead, Dutton, and Todd 1907. Massey 1908. Nuttall and Warburton 1916. Roubaud and Van Saceghem 1916. Schwetz 19270,1932. Bequaert 1930A,B, 1931. Zumpt 1943A. Bouvier 1945. Wanson, Richard, and Toubac 1947. Schoenaers 1951A,B. Rousselot 1953B. Theiler and Robin son 1954. Van Vaerenbergh 1954). EAST AFRICA: SUDAN The synonymous R. shipleyi from "SoudanTM (Neumann 1902A) refers either to the Sudan or to French West Africa, King (1908,1911,1926). Zumpt (1943A). Weber (1948). Hoogstraal (1954B).7 ETHIOPIA (As R. simus, R. hilgerti, and R. erlangeri: Neumann 1902A,B,1911,1913,1922. Stella 1938A,1939A,B,1940. Roetti 1939. Zumpt 1943A. Charters 1946. D'Ignazio and Mira 1949). ERITREA (Stella 1939A, 1940). FRENCH SOMALILAND (Hoogstraal 1953D). ITALIAN SOMALILAND (Paoli 1916. Franchini 1926,1927,19290,E. Veneroni 1928. Niro 1935. Stella 1938A,1939A,1940). BRITISH SOMALILAND (Drake-Brockman 1913B. Stella 1938A,1939A,1940). KENYA (As R. perpulcher and R. praetextatus: Gerstacker 1873. As "R. perpulcher from Mombas, Zanzibar": Neumann 1904. As R. ecinctus: Neumann 1908,1922. Neumann 1908,1922. Neumann 1911,1912,1913,1922. Neave 1912. Loveridge 1923D. Anderson 1924A,B. Lewis 1931A,B,C, 1932A,B,1934,1943,1950. Brassey-Edwards 1932. Walker 1932. Daubney 1933,1934,1936B. Daubney and Hudson 1934. Kauntze 1934. Roberts 1935. Fotheringham and Lewis 1937. Mulligan 1938. "Kenya Vet. Serv." 1939A,B,1940,1947,1949,1951,1952. Lewis and Fotheringham 1941. Zumpt 1943A. Lewis, Piercy, and Wiley 1946. Dick and Lewis 1947. Weber 1948. Beaumont 1949. Heisch 1950B. Binns 1951,1952. van Someren 1951. Wilson 1953. Wiley 1953. Lumsden 1955). |