A new species of rhipicephalus (acari: Ixodidae), a parasite of giraffes in Kenya

Ivan G. Horak; Dmitry A. Apanaskevich; Edward K. Kariuki

doi:10.1603/ME12257

A new species of rhipicephalus (acari: Ixodidae), a parasite of giraffes in Kenya

Ivan G. Horak, Dmitry A. Apanaskevich, Edward K. Kariuki

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A new tick species belonging to the genus Rhipicephalus Koch, 1844 (Acari: Ixodidae), namely, Rhipicephalus walkerae n. sp., is described. The male and female of this species are similar to those of several species in the Rhipicephalus appendiculatus group but can be distinguished from them by the very dense pattern of medium-sized punctations covering the conscutum and scutum, long and narrow dorsal prolongation of the spiracular plate, and relatively short dorsal cornua; in addition, the male has long and narrow adanal plates without a posterolateral angle. R. walkerae is known only from Kenya, where the adults were collected from giraffes, Giraffa camelopardalis (L.).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	685-690
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of Medical Entomology
Volume	50
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1603/ME12257
State	Published - Jul 2013

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giraffe
Kenya
new species
Rhipicephalus

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