Geographic distribution of the hard ticks (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae) of the world by countries and territories
Author
Guglielmone, Alberto A.
0000-0001-5430-2889
guglielmone.alberto@inta.gob.ar
Author
Nava, Santiago
0000-0001-7791-4239
nava.santiago@inta.gob.ar
Author
Robbins, Richard G.
0000-0003-2443-5271
robbinsrg@si.edu
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Zootaxa
2023
2023-03-07
5251
1
1
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5251.1.1
journal article
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Rhipicephalus zambeziensis
Walker, Norval & Corwin, 1981
.
Afrotropical: 1)
Angola
, 2)
Botswana
, 3)
Mozambique
, 4)
Namibia
, 5)
South Africa
, 6)
Tanzania
, 7)
Zambia
, 8)
Zimbabwe
(
Norval
et al.
1982
,
Tandon 1991
,
Walker
et al.
2000
,
Kolonin 2009
,
Horak
et al.
2018
).
Rhipicephalus appendiculatus
is morphologically very similar to
Rhipicephalus zambeziensis
, and differentiation of these species is sometimes difficult (
Walker
et al.
2000
,
Horak
et al.
2018
).