The Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Southern AfricaThis is a comprehensive work summarizing the current state of knowledge of the biology of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Southern Africa (South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Swaziland, Lesotho and Maputo Province, Mozambique). It provides an overview of the history of tick research in Southern Africa and the evolution of our knowledge of the ticks’ distribution and biology, as well as the methods used to determine tick distribution, abundance and host preference. The morphologies of most of the tick species known to occur in Southern Africa are described and illustrated, and their distributions are described and mapped in relation to the biomes of the region. The known hosts for each tick species are listed, and the tick’s host preferences are discussed. Information on most species life cycle in the laboratory and the field, and their seasonal occurrence, is summarized. The diseases of animals and humans transmitted or caused by each tick species are summarized in relation to tick ecology. Aspects of the biology of the major hosts relevant to tick infestations are described, and extensive tick/host and host/tick lists are provided for each country |
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The Genus Amblyomma Koch 1844 | 67 |
The Genus Haemaphysalis Koch 1844 | 141 |
The Genus Hyalomma Koch 1844 | 201 |
The Genus Ixodes Latrielle 1795 | 239 |
The Genus Rhipicephalus Koch 1844 | 286 |
Other Genera | 511 |
Hosts and Host and Vegetation Tick Lists | 541 |
TickBorne Diseases | 635 |
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adanal plates adult ticks Amblyomma André Olwage anteriorly anterolateral margins appendiculatus Basis capituli biome Botswana broad broadly capitulum Caracal cervical fields Cervical grooves conscutum cornua coxae cycle decoloratus distribution dorsal prolongation Eastern Cape Province elephant-shrews engorged evertsi evertsi Fourie genital aperture gertrudae goats Greater kudu Haemaphysalis hebraeum Horak Hyalomma immature stages Ixodes KwaZulu-Natal large numbers large punctations larvae larvae and nymphs Larvae Nymphs Males lateral margins Limpopo Province Maputo Province margin straight margins mildly marmoreum Nama Karoo Namibia Norval Number infested number of ticks nymphs Nymphs Males Females Onderstepoort Palps perforated portion posterior margin posterolateral margins posteromedial spur prolongation of perforated region Rhipicentor Rhipicephalus rounded tip rufipes scapulae scrub hares scutum segment sheep short simus slightly South Africa Southern Africa spiracle Spiracular plates stages of development Swaziland Table Theiler tick species ticks ticks collected tortoises Total number Tragelaphus truncatum turanicus Veterinary Walker wider than long Wild mammals zambeziensis