ApanaskevichD.A.auteurautHorakI.G.auteurautCamicasJean-LouisauteurautIRDtextjournalArticle

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Koch (1844) originally described only the male of Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) elliptica (Koch, 1844), which he named Rhipistoma ellipticum. For the past century, however, this name has been considered a junior synonym of Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) leachi (Audouin, 1826), or a nomen nudum. We redescribe here the male and larva of H. (R.) elliptica and describe the female and nymph for the first time. Our redescription is based on the male holotype, plus numerous specimens from southern and East Africa. The adults of this tick parasitize domestic and wild carnivores, and the immature stages infest rodents in these regions. For comparative purposes redescriptions of all parasitic stages of H. (R.) leachi are provided. It parasitizes the same hosts as H. (R.) elliptica in Egypt, and in northeastern, Central, West and East Africa.specializeddescriptionsgeographic distributionHaemaphysalis Rhipistoma ellipticaHaemaphysalis Rhipistoma leachihosts052 74318120820070030-2465http://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/PAR00002031IRD Bondyhttp://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/PAR00002031IRD - Base Horizon / Pleins textes2007-12-212010-08-04PAR00002031fre