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In Africa, the Rhipicephalus sanguineus
group currently contains R. bergeoni,
R. camacasi, R. guilhoni, R. moucheti
R. sanguineus, R. serranoi, R. sulcatus
Ttwo ecologically and morphoTogically
distinct entities), and R. turanicus.
The first three species are not well
known, and the first two may be present
in R. sanguineus collections, especially
in the horn of Africa. R. guilhoni is
characteristically a North and West
African livestock tick and may be widely
distributed. R. moucheti is a rare
species, known only from a few specimens
from Guinea, Benin, and Cameroon.
Biosystematic investigations on the
R. sanguineus group are being conducted
by R. G. Pegram and coworkers. Specific
identification of this group awaits the
results of these studies.

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The Nuttall Tick Catalogue

Volume I, Nos. 1-800

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