@article{PAR00002031,
  title = {{R}edescription of {H}aemaphysalis ({R}hipistoma) elliptica ({K}och, 1844), an old taxon of the {H}aemaphysalis ({R}hipistoma) leachi group from {E}ast and southern {A}frica, and of {H}aemaphysalis ({R}hipistoma) leachi ({A}udouin, 1826) ({I}xodida, {I}xodidae)},
  author = {{A}panaskevich, {D}.{A}. and {H}orak, {I}.{G}. and {C}amicas, {J}ean-{L}ouis},
  abstract = {{K}och (1844) originally described only the male of {H}aemaphysalis ({R}hipistoma) elliptica ({K}och, 1844), which he named {R}hipistoma ellipticum. {F}or the past century, however, this name has been considered a junior synonym of {H}aemaphysalis ({R}hipistoma) leachi ({A}udouin, 1826), or a nomen nudum. {W}e redescribe here the male and larva of {H}. ({R}.) elliptica and describe the female and nymph for the first time. {O}ur redescription is based on the male holotype, plus numerous specimens from southern and {E}ast {A}frica. {T}he adults of this tick parasitize domestic and wild carnivores, and the immature stages infest rodents in these regions. {F}or comparative purposes redescriptions of all parasitic stages of {H}. ({R}.) leachi are provided. {I}t parasitizes the same hosts as {H}. ({R}.) elliptica in {E}gypt, and in northeastern, {C}entral, {W}est and {E}ast {A}frica.},
  keywords = {descriptions ; geographic distribution ; {H}aemaphysalis {R}hipistoma elliptica ; {H}aemaphysalis {R}hipistoma leachi ; hosts},
  journal = {{O}nderstepoort {J}ournal of {V}eterinary {R}esearch},
  volume = {74},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {181--208},
  ISSN = {0030-2465},
  year = {2007},
  URL = {http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00002031},
}