RHIPICEPHALUS-ZAMBEZIENSIS SP-NOV, A NEW TICK FROM EASTERN AND SOUTHERN-AFRICA, TOGETHER WITH A RE-DESCRIPTION OF RHIPICEPHALUS-APPENDICULATUS NEUMANN, 1901 (ACARINA, IXODIDAE)

  • 1 January 1981
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 48  (2) , 87-104
Abstract
All stages of R. zambeziensis sp. nov. are described from laboratory-reared specimens of a strain originating from cattle near West Nicholson, Gwanda District, Zimbabwe. The redescription of all stages of R. appendiculatus is based primarily on laboratory-reared specimens of a strain originating from a mountain reedbuck (Redunca fulvorufula), Loskop Dam Nature Reserve, Transvaal, Republic of South Africa. The differences between these 2 spp. are discussed briefly. Details of the life cycle of R. zambeziensis under laboratory conditions are given. Attempts to cross-breed this species with R. appendiculatus are described and discussed.

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