Notes on African Haemaphysalis ticks. XIV. Description of adults of H. (Rhipistoma) paraleachi sp. n., a carnivore parasite of the H. (R.) leachi group (Ixodoidea: Ixodidae)

Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) paraleachi sp. n. is described from males and females taken from a civet, Viverra civetta (Schreber), in Cameroun. This tick is a large-sized member of the H. (R.) leachi group with a 5/5 or 6/6 dental formula; moderately long, curving ventral spurs of palpal segment 3; an...

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 1983-04, Vol.69 (2), p.400-404
Main Authors: Camicas, J.L, Hoogstraal, H, El Kammah, K.M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Carnivores
Femur
Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) paraleachi (Arthropoda)
Inflorescences
Male animals
Palps
Parasites
Parasitism
Paratypes
Taxonomy
Ticks
Zoology
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Summary:Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) paraleachi sp. n. is described from males and females taken from a civet, Viverra civetta (Schreber), in Cameroun. This tick is a large-sized member of the H. (R.) leachi group with a 5/5 or 6/6 dental formula; moderately long, curving ventral spurs of palpal segment 3; and numerous, mostly medium-sized scutal punctations. It is widely distributed in Africa. Adults parasitize small- and medium-sized carnivores. Immatures probably feed chiefly on rodents but cannot be identified with confidence until laboratory-reared samples from known parents are available for study.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.2307/3281244