22. Rhipicephalus distinctus Bedford, 1932 .

An Afrotropical species, all of whose parasitic stages are usually found on Hyracoidea: Procaviidae, but all parasitic stages have also been collected from Lagomorpha: Leporidae, and Carnivora: Felidae; immature stages have been recovered from Rodentia: Muridae, Nesomyidae and Pedetidae, Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae, and Carnivora: Herpestidae . Rhipicephalus distinctus is a very rare parasite of humans.

M: Bedford (1929), under the name Rhipicephalus punctatus and given its current name in Bedford (1932)

F: Bedford (1929), under the name Rhipicephalus punctatus

N: Theiler (1947)

L: Walker et al. (2000)

Redescriptions

M: Zumpt (1943a), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Walker et al. (2000), Horak et al. (2018)

F: Zumpt (1943a), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Walker et al. (2000), Horak et al. (2018)

N: Walker et al. (2000)

L: none