DISTRIBUTION 



A, persicus is now established in most parts of the world 

 between 4,0ON. and 4CPS. as a result of transportation of poultry. 

 In Siberia, this tick occurs even farther north than 55°^. (Olenev 

 1926.1927). In Argentina, 380S. is its southern limit (Roveda 

 19A.0;. As an example of the fowl tick's long range spread, it is 

 said to have been introduced into New Zealand from America, Its 

 initial appearance in many parts of the world is believed to have 

 been during early Persian conquests though the species did not 

 necessarily originate in Persia (Robinson and Davidson 1913A). 



Once introduced, the fowl tick often spreads quickly and 

 widely, as it has done in Argentina where it becajne a common pest 

 within sixteen years after first reported (Lahille and Joan 1931, 

 Roveda 1940, Lucas 1940). In the United States, after having first 

 been collected in 1872 in southwestern Texas, its dispersion has 

 been 'gradual and orderly" (Parman 1926). In other areas it occurs 

 only sporadically. For instance, in l-Iada^ascar, A. persicus is 

 said to be restricted to the western coastal lowlajids and absent 

 from the central uplands (^k 1935,1948A,G). In Mauritius it is 

 not common or widely spread and seldom appears in large numbers 

 (Moutia and I'lamet 1947;. 



The following records are for Africa, Arabia, and outlying 

 islands only. 



NORTH AFRICA ; EGYPT (Savignyi 1826. Audouin 1827. Taschen- 

 berg 15^. t^eumann 1901,1911. Nut tall et al 1908. Hirst 19U. 

 Mason 1916. Carpano 1929A,B,1935. El Dardiry 1945. Said 1948. 

 Fahny 1952. Hoogstraal 1952A. Floyd and Hoogstraal 1956. Hurlbut 

 1956. Taylor, Work, Hurlbut, and Rizk 1956). LIBYA (ZLanon 1919. 

 Franchini 1926,1929E. Tonelli-Rondelli 1932A,D. Gaspare 1933. 

 Stella 19380). TUNISIA (Galli-Valerio 1909A,1911B,1914. Comte 

 and Boiiquet 1909. Blaizot 1910. Neumann 1911. Langeron 1912, 

 1921). ALGERIA (Neumann 1901,1911. Brumpt and Foley 1908. Edm. 

 Sergent and Foley 1910,1922,1939. Hindle 1912. Robinson and 

 Davidson 1913A. Donatien 1925. Catanei and Parrot 1926. Foley 

 1929. Clastrier 1936). MCROCCO (Delano'S 1923. Delano'S and 

 Lelaurin 1923). 



WEST AFRICA ; NIGERIA (Absence of A. persicus : Macfie and 

 Johnston ifU. Presence of this tick: "Mettam 1943). GOID COAST 



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