Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) in Zambia

Dmitry A. Apanaskevich; Madison D. Hall

doi:10.1007/s11230-025-10258-4

Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) in Zambia

Dmitry A. Apanaskevich
, Madison D. Hall

Biology

Georgia Southern University

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Abstract

Ixodes (Afrixodes) colboin. sp. (Acari: Ixodidae) is described based on females ex the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) from Zambia. Females of this new species can be distinguished from other Afrotropical species of the subgenus Afrixodes Morel, 1966 by the development of carinae and scutal punctations, shape of apron and anterior projection of basis capituli, length and development of spurs on palpal segment I, coxae and trochanters, and the size and development of the syncoxae.

Original language	English
Article number	62
Journal	Systematic Parasitology
Volume	102
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-025-10258-4
State	Published - Nov 8 2025

Keywords

Animals
Female
Ixodes/anatomy & histology
Shrews/parasitology
Species Specificity
Zambia

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Description of a new species of Ixodes Latreille, 1795 (Acari: Ixodidae), parasite of the checkered elephant shrew, Rhynchocyon cirnei Peters (Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae) in Zambia

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