Rhipicephalus glabroscutatus Du Toit, 1941

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31. Rhipicephalus glabroscutatus Du Toit, 1941 .

An Afrotropical species, all of whose parasitic stages are usually found on Artiodactyla : Bovidae , but they have also been collected from Lagomorpha : Leporidae , Perissodactyla : Equidae , and rarely from Hyracoidea : Procaviidae . Nymphs and larvae have been recovered from Carnivora : Canidae and Felidae , Rodentia : Pedetidae , and Galliformes : Numididae , while larvae alone have been found on Rodentia : Muridae . Rhipicephalus glabroscutatus is a very rare parasite of humans.

M: Du Toit (1941), under the name Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum , and amended in Morel (1969)

F: Du Toit (1941), under the name Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum

N: Du Toit (1941), under the name Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum

L: Du Toit (1941), under the name Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum

Redescriptions

M: Walker et al. (2000), under the name Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum, Horak et al. (2018) F: Walker et al. (2000), under the name Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum, Horak et al. (2018) N: Walker et al. (2000), under the name Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum

L: Walker et al. (2000), under the name Rhipicephalus glabroscutatum