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Lewis ( 1939A ) stated that in Kenya A. persicus is present only in European
areas . This is certainly not true for the Sudan , where chicken flocks of many
remote , indigenous tribes have been known to be infested for half a century .
Lewis ( 1939A ) stated that in Kenya A. persicus is present only in European
areas . This is certainly not true for the Sudan , where chicken flocks of many
remote , indigenous tribes have been known to be infested for half a century .
Page 84
Nymphs and Adults Specimens from the Kitui District of Kenya ( Heisch 1954F )
were determined by precipitin tests to have fed on porcupines and not on hyraxes
, rats , or gerbils . Lizards and baboons were suspected as possible hosts .
Nymphs and Adults Specimens from the Kitui District of Kenya ( Heisch 1954F )
were determined by precipitin tests to have fed on porcupines and not on hyraxes
, rats , or gerbils . Lizards and baboons were suspected as possible hosts .
Page 87
Ecology A. brumpti lives in areas of low rainfall ( Ovamboland , Kala hari , Nuba
Mountains , Egypt ) or in dry niches within areas of comparatively high rainfall (
Kenya , southern Sudan , Transvaal ) . It rests in caves , lairs , or dens , where it ...
Ecology A. brumpti lives in areas of low rainfall ( Ovamboland , Kala hari , Nuba
Mountains , Egypt ) or in dry niches within areas of comparatively high rainfall (
Kenya , southern Sudan , Transvaal ) . It rests in caves , lairs , or dens , where it ...
Page 88
Kenya natives claim that this tick causes pain and sickness when it bites man .
LIZARDS : In Kenya and in Egypt , A. brumpti and lizards have been found
infested with a hemogregarine , Hepatozoon argantis Garnham , 1954 .
HYRAXES : This ...
Kenya natives claim that this tick causes pain and sickness when it bites man .
LIZARDS : In Kenya and in Egypt , A. brumpti and lizards have been found
infested with a hemogregarine , Hepatozoon argantis Garnham , 1954 .
HYRAXES : This ...
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EAST AFRICA : SUDAN ( In part as A. vespertilionis : King 1911 , 1926 . As A.
vespertilionis group : Hoogstraal 19543. As A. confusus : Hoogstraal 1955B ) .
KENYA ( Hoogstraal 1955B ) . * Host name on label , identity not checked by
authority ...
EAST AFRICA : SUDAN ( In part as A. vespertilionis : King 1911 , 1926 . As A.
vespertilionis group : Hoogstraal 19543. As A. confusus : Hoogstraal 1955B ) .
KENYA ( Hoogstraal 1955B ) . * Host name on label , identity not checked by
authority ...
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