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Page 76
... HOSTS Domestic pigeons are the chief host of A. reflexus and are mentioned by all authors . Man is frequently attacked , especially in the vicinity of long unoccupied pigeon cotes . Chickens , horses , and ( in America , see above ) ...
... HOSTS Domestic pigeons are the chief host of A. reflexus and are mentioned by all authors . Man is frequently attacked , especially in the vicinity of long unoccupied pigeon cotes . Chickens , horses , and ( in America , see above ) ...
Page 84
... host is examined . It may be assumed , however , that these stages probably feed on most of the larval hosts noted above . Walton ( 1950B ) reported that Brumpt's argas attacks hyraxes and people who take refuge near hyrax dens in Kenya ...
... host is examined . It may be assumed , however , that these stages probably feed on most of the larval hosts noted above . Walton ( 1950B ) reported that Brumpt's argas attacks hyraxes and people who take refuge near hyrax dens in Kenya ...
Page 93
... host after twelve to fifteen days ( earliest host offered ) , and feed from eight to 42 days , but mostly from sixteen to 25 days . Afterwards , larvae may require from four to thirteen days before molting to first instar nymphs , but ...
... host after twelve to fifteen days ( earliest host offered ) , and feed from eight to 42 days , but mostly from sixteen to 25 days . Afterwards , larvae may require from four to thirteen days before molting to first instar nymphs , but ...
Page 99
... HOSTS At the present time we have definite evidence of larval A. confusus from only a few species of insectivorous bats ; Chaerephon major and Taphozous perforatus haedinus ( Equatoria records above ) ; questionably ( host field ...
... HOSTS At the present time we have definite evidence of larval A. confusus from only a few species of insectivorous bats ; Chaerephon major and Taphozous perforatus haedinus ( Equatoria records above ) ; questionably ( host field ...
Page 107
... host skin , it usually raises the fore legs to an antennalike position . During engorgement the beak is disengaged from the host skin only after considerable disturbance . Large blood clots form at the site of the bite , both on the ...
... host skin , it usually raises the fore legs to an antennalike position . During engorgement the beak is disengaged from the host skin only after considerable disturbance . Large blood clots form at the site of the bite , both on the ...
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adanal shields adults aegyptium Amblyomma areas Argas Bahr El Ghazal basis capituli Bedford Belgian Congo Bequaert BIOLOGY BMNH camels collections coxa cycle decoloratus Delpy detritum DISTRIBUTION District domestic cattle domestic dogs domestic goats dorsal and ventral dromedarii East eggs Egypt engorged Equatoria Province EQUATORIA PROVINCE RECORDS evertsi excavatum feeding female fever Forest FRENCH WEST AFRICA genus goats Hoogstraal 1954B host humidity Hyalomma immature stages impressum infested Ixodes Kapoeta Kassala Kenya Khartoum larvae larvae and nymphs lateral grooves leachii Lewis male marginatum Matthysse 1954 Mettam molt moubata Mozambique Neumann Nile northern Nuttall and Warburton nymphal nymphs Ornithodoros parasite persicus Pomerantzev posterior margin pravus Rageau reported RHIPICEPHALUS Rickettsia rodents Rousselot rufipes sanguineus Santos Dias savignyi scutal punctations scutum sheep simus SOMALILAND South Africa Southern Rhodesia species subspecies Sudan Sudan records tampan Tanganyika Tendeiro Theiler and Robinson tick truncatum Uganda variegatum WEST AFRICA wide Zumpt