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Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea) of the Yemen Arab Republic. II. The Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) group

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

R. G. Pegram ,
Danica Zivkovic  and
F. Jongejan
R. G. Pegram
Affiliation:
c/o Food and Agriculture Organization, P. O. Box 30563, Lusaka, Zambia
Danica Zivkovic
Affiliation:
c/o Food and Agriculture Organization, P. O. Box 30563, Lusaka, Zambia
F. Jongejan
Affiliation:
Division of Tropical Veterinary Medicine and Protoxoology, Department of Infections Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P. O. Box 80172, 3508 TD Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Abstract

Triks of the group of Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille) in 423 total monthly collections taken from camels, cattle, donkeys, sheep and goats between September 1978 and August 1979, and in a few miscellaneous collections, from the Yemen Arab Republic were examined. Adult ticks of three species in the group were identified: R. camicasi Morel, Mouchet & Rodhain, R. turanicus Pomerantsev and R. sanguineus s.s. Host relationships and ecological affinities were analysed. R. sanguineus s.s. occurred rarely, only on dogs. R. turanicus occurred on all host species including dogs but more frequently on cattle and camels. It was collected from both dry and wet habitats but was taken regularly at only one wetter site. R. camicasi, the most common species in the group, occurred at most collecting sites on all host species except dogs. Overall, the numbers of R. sanguineus group ticks were low throughout the country and no seasonal patterns could be detected.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 79 , Issue 2 , June 1989 , pp. 259 - 263
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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