to A. superbum sp. nov. by Santos Dias 1953E; see IDENTIFICATION 

 below. Theiler and Robinson 195/i-. Rousselot 1953B). MOZAICIQUB 

 /"Robinson 19I2», 1926*. Santos Dias 19^7A,1953B*,195iU,C«. Ac- 

 cording to Theiler (correspondence), A. variegatvim govurensis 

 Santos Dias (1950B), from the extreine~north of Sul do Save Prov_ 

 ince, is synonymous with A. pomposum . Recently, Santos Dias 

 (1953E) has agreed with t"His view; see IDENTIFICATION below_7. 



NORTHERN RHCDESIA (Robinson 1926. Matthysse 195A. Theiler 

 and Robinson 195A). SOUTHERN RHODESIA (See REMARKS below). 



HOSTS 



Domestic cattle are referred to as hosts of A. pomposum by 

 most authors, but Matthysse (1954) found it only on wild hosts, 

 and then rarely, in Northern Rhodesia. Mules (Nuttall and War- 

 burton 1916. Robinson 1926. Sousa Dias 1950). Horses (Theiler, 

 unpublished records). Sheep, goats, dogs, donkeys (Sousa Dias 

 1950). 



Man (As synonymous A. variegatvim nocens ; Robinson 1912* and 

 subsequently frequently quoted without additional observations). 



'"Striped antelope'* (D'Snitz 1909). Sable antelope, roan ante- 

 lope, and eland (Robinson 1926, Schwetz 1927A; Congo specimens in 

 Onderstepoort collection). Hartebeest, kudu (Robinson 1926). 

 Zebra (Schwetz 1927A). Buffalo (Jack 19A2*). Warthog (Schoenaers 

 1951A). Ankole topi, Damaliscus korrigum i;ig:andae (Hoogstraal 195^). 

 The nymphal specimen from a monkey, mentioned by Santos Dias (195AC), 

 shovild be checked against A. variegatum . '"Wild hosts only in 

 Northern Rhodesia'" (Matthy"sse 195A-J. 



BIOLOGY 



See EiMARKS and IDENTIFICATION below. All authors who refer 

 to collecting localities for A. pomposum stress the fact that it 

 is a highland species. "" 



*This record should be read in conjunction with statements in 

 REMARKS and in IDENTIFICATION below. 



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