RHIPICEPHALUS-INTERVENTUS SP-NOV (ACARI, IXODIDAE), A NEW TICK SPECIES CLOSELY-RELATED TO RHIPICEPHALUS-TRICUSPIS DONITZ, 1906 AND RHIPICEPHALUS-LUNULATUS NEUMANN, 1907, FROM EAST AND CENTRAL-AFRICA

Authors
WALKER JB PEGRAM RG KEIRANS JE
Citation
Jb. Walker et al., RHIPICEPHALUS-INTERVENTUS SP-NOV (ACARI, IXODIDAE), A NEW TICK SPECIES CLOSELY-RELATED TO RHIPICEPHALUS-TRICUSPIS DONITZ, 1906 AND RHIPICEPHALUS-LUNULATUS NEUMANN, 1907, FROM EAST AND CENTRAL-AFRICA, Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research, 62(2), 1995, pp. 89-95
Citations number
17
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research → ACNP
ISSN journal
00302465
Volume
62
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
89 - 95
Database
ISI
SICI code
0030-2465(1995)62:2<89:RS(IAN>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Descriptions of the adults of this new species are given, together wit h information on its hosts and distribution. Previously it was referre d to briefly by Walker, Keirans, Pegram & Clifford (1988), who noted t hat in many respects it is intermediate in appearance between R. tricu spis and R. lunulatus.