57. Rhipicephalus planus Neumann 1907f .

An Afrotropical species whose adults are usually found on Artiodactyla: Bovidae and Suidae, but they have also been taken from Mammalia (several orders). Nymphs alone have been collected from Rodentia: Muridae; larvae alone have been recovered from Lagomorpha: Leporidae . Rhipicephalus planus is a rare parasite of humans.

M: Neumann (1907f), under the name Rhipicephalus simus planus and given its current status in Morel (1969)

F: Neumann (1907f), under the name Rhipicephalus simus planus

N: Walker (1966b), under the name Rhipicephalus reichenowi, a synonym of Rhipicephalus planus

L: Walker (1966b), under the name Rhipicephalus reichenowi

Redescriptions

M: Walker (1966b), under the name Rhipicephalus reichenowi, Walker et al. (2000)

F: Walker (1966b), under the name Rhipicephalus reichenowi, Walker et al. (2000)

N: Walker et al. (2000)

L: Walker et al. (2000)