34. Dermacentor rhinocerinus (Denny, 1843) .

An Afrotropical species whose adults are usually found on Peris-sodactyla: Rhinocerotidae; larvae and nymphs have been collected from Rodentia: Muridae .Adults alone have been recovered from Mammalia (several orders), with a rare record from Squamata: Varanidae . Dermacentor rhinocerinus is a very rare parasite of humans.

M: Denny (1843)

F: Neumann (1897)

N: Clifford and Anastos (1964)

L: Keirans (1993)

Redescriptions

M: Dönitz (1910a), Hoogstraal (1956a), Arthur (1960a), Elbl and Anastos (1966d), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Keirans (1993), Horak et al. (2018)

F: Dönitz (1910a), Hoogstraal (1956a), Arthur (1960a), Elbl and Anastos (1966d), Matthysse and Colbo (1987), Keirans (1993), Horak et al. (2018)

N: Keirans (1993)

L: none

Note: see Amblyomma rhinocerotis for its confusion with Dermacentor rhinocerinus .