Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019
Author
Guglielmone, Alberto A.
0000-0001-5430-2889
guglielmone.alberto@inta.gob.ar
Author
Petney, Trevor N.
0000-0002-9135-4546
trevor.petney@smnk.de
Author
Robbins, Richard G.
0000-0001-5430-2889
guglielmone.alberto@inta.gob.ar
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-11-05
4871
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1
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journal article
7890
10.11646/zootaxa.4871.1.1
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19.
Rhipicephalus cuspidatus
Neumann, 1906
.
An Afrotropical species whose adults are usually found on
Artiodactyla
:
Suidae
. All parasitic stages have been collected from
Artiodactyla
:
Suidae
, and
Rodentia
:
Hystricidae
; adults and nymphs have been recovered from
Carnivora
:
Canidae
and
Hyaenidae
,
Rodentia
:
Thryonomyidae
, and
Tubulidentata
:
Orycteropodidae
; nymphs alone have been found on
Artiodactyla
:
Bovidae
,
Carnivora
:
Felidae
and
Herpestidae
, and
Galliformes
:
Phasianidae
. There are no records of
Rhipicephalus cuspidatus
causing human parasitism.
M:
Neumann (1906)
F:
Neumann (1906)
N:
Walker
et al.
(2000)
L:
Walker
et al.
(2000)
Redescriptions
M:
Theiler (1947)
,
Tendeiro (1951
,
1952
),
Hoogstraal (1956a)
, Elbl and
Anastos (1966c)
,
Matthysse and Colbo (1987)
,
Walker
et al.
(2000)
F:
Theiler (1947)
,
Tendeiro (1951
,
1952
),
Hoogstraal (1956a)
, Elbl and
Anastos (1966c)
,
Matthysse and Colbo (1987)
,
Walker
et al.
(2000)
N:
none
L:
none
Note:
Hoogstraal (1956a)
states that the description of
Rhipicephalus cuspidatus
in
Zumpt (1950)
refers to another species; although
Walker
et al.
(2000)
do not discuss Hoogstraal’s statement, the redescription in
Zumpt (1950)
is not included in the above lists.