5. Rhipicephalus arnoldi Theiler and Zumpt, 1950 in Zumpt (1950, usually cited as published in 1949).

An Afrotropical species, all of whose parasitic stages are usually found on Lagomorpha: Leporidae; larvae and nymphs are also commonly recovered from Macroscelidea: Macroscelididae, and Hyracoidea: Procaviidae . All parasitic stages have been collected from Hyracoidea: Procaviidae; adults alone have been taken from Artiodactyla: Bovidae; Perissodactyla: Equidae, and Rodentia (unknown family), while nymphs and larvae have also been found on Carnivora: Felidae, and Rodentia: Muridae (Guglielmone et al. 2014, Horak et al. 2018) There are no records of Rhipicephalus arnoldi causing human parasitism.

M: Zumpt (1950)

F: Zumpt (1950)

N: Zumpt (1950)

L: Zumpt (1950)

Redescriptions

M: Walker et al. (2000), Horak et al. (2018)

F: Walker et al. (2000), Horak et al. (2018)

N: Walker et al. (2000)

L: Walker et al. (2000)

Note: Sudanese records (actually from South Sudan) of Rhipicephalus arnoldi in Hoogstraal (1956a) are incorrect (Walker et al. 2000).