Two new species of African Haemaphysalis ticks (Acari: Ixodidae), carnivore parasites of the H. (Rhipistoma) leachi group

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 594-607

  Apanaskevich, Dmitry A ^a   Horak, Ivan G ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FELID; LARVA; NEW SPECIES; TICK;

ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CAT; DOG; FEMALE; HAEMAPHYSALIS COLESBERGENSIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS ELLIPTICA; HAEMAPHYSALIS LEACHI; HAEMAPHYSALIS MORELI; HAEMAPHYSALIS OLIVERI; HAEMAPHYSALIS PARALEACHI; HAEMAPHYSALIS PUNCTALEACHI; MALE; NEW SPECIES; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; SOUTH AFRICA; SUDAN; TICK;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; CARNIVORA; CATS; DOGS; FELIDAE; FEMALE; IXODIDAE; JACKALS; LARVA; MALE; NYMPH; SOUTH AFRICA; SUDAN; TICK INFESTATIONS;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ACARI; CANIDAE; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; HAEMAPHYSALIS; HAEMAPHYSALIS LEACHI; IXODIDA; IXODIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 47349114433     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-1374R.1     Document Type: Article

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