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Rhipicephalus ayrei n.sp. (a Tick) from Kenya Colony

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 April 2009

E. Aneurin Lewis
E. Aneurin Lewis
Affiliation:
Entomologist, Veterinary Research Laboratory, Kabete.
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Extract

Male: Large, 4·00–7–75 mm. long. Salient features: Inornate; basis capituli nearly twice as broad as long; lateral angles within the anterior third and rather acute. Anterior coxae slightly prominent in dorsal view. Lateral grooves well-marked and including two festoons. Dorsal furrows distinct, the lateral somewhat comma-shaped, the median straight and continued anteriorly beyond the laterals. Punctations very numerous, usually discreet and equal in the median area which appears shagreened; few on the scapulae, lateral folds and festoons, which form a glossy border. Adanal plates with straight external border and broad, rounded posterior border; internal border slightly concave to where it joins the posterior border to form a small point in a number of specimens. Accessory plates distinct. Spiracle short with slight dorsal curve.

Type
Research Article
Information
Parasitology , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 1933 , pp. 269 - 272
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1933

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References

REFERENCE

Warburton, C. (1912). Notes on the genus Rhipicephalus, with the description of new species, and the consideration of some species hitherto described. Parasitology, 5, 13–15 [R sculptus described].Google Scholar