Birds ; Spurfowl ( Pternistis sp. or Francolinus sp.) (Lewis 

 1932BTI Helmeted gixinea fowl (Lewis 193ATi '"Rural chickens'" 

 (galinha do mato ) (Tendeiro 1952C). Lesser bustard (Sudan record 

 above J. 



Mammfll.s ; Hare (Lewis 1934-). Reedbuck (Lewis 1931C). Zebra 

 and jackal (Matthysse 1954). Genet, jackal, and mongoose (Sudan 

 records above) . Domestic goat (Lewis 1934, Sxodan record above) 

 and cattle (Lewis 1931C, Sudan record above). Domestic dog in 

 Madagascar (Hoogstraal 1953E) . 



Stage not stated but probably immature 



Hedgehog (Atelerix spiculus ) and gerbil (Taterillus gracilis 

 angelus ) (Pearse 1929). Hedgehog (Atelerix albiventris Wagner j 

 (= A. adansoni Roch. ) and white-tailed mongoose (Ichneumia albi - 

 caii3a) CRousselot 1951). 



BIOLOGY 



Life Cycle 



This three-host tick is frequently the most common cattle 

 parasite within its range. Hosts of each stage are listed above. 

 Most workers have experienced difficulty in rearing A. variegatum 

 but J. B. Walker states (correspondence) that she finds this 

 species quite easy to rear. With nonfeeding ticks maintained 

 at from 25°C. to 27°C., the minimum periods for the life cycle 

 are as follows: 



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