Quarantine in Northern Province, but it is by no means certain that 

 the species is established there (King 1926). 



Specimens have been seen from the following localities, except 

 Blue Nile Province, all from domestic cattle unless otherwise noted ; 



Upper Nile ; Fangak and Ler (SVS) . Maban (domestic pigs; SVS). 

 Bor, Pariak, Malakal (SVS, HH). Akobo and Taufikia (SGC). Daga_ 

 Kigille Road (Tora hartebeest; SGC). 



Blue Nile ; Fung District (Singa headquarters) (= Funo) (King 



1926)": 



Bahr El Ghazal ; Wau (domestic donkeys, horses and cattle; 

 SVS, HH;. "Susseri (domestic horse; SVS). Fanjak (domestic dogs 

 and cattle; SVS, HH). Galual— Nyang Forest (hartebeest and sick 

 domestic donkeys; SVS; tiang; HH). Sixty miles north of Aweil 

 (domestic goat; SVS). Khor Shammam, Boro, near Raga, Lau, Karu, 

 Akot, Yirol, and Peth {SVS). 



Kordofan ; Talodi (SVS). EL Obeid (SVS and Gordon College 

 collectionj. 



Khartoum ; Khartoum (horse; Gordon College collection). 

 Khartoum Quarantine Station (on Darfur cattle; HH). 



Darfur ; Radom, Nyala, Sibdo, and Zalingei (domestic horses 

 and cattle; SVS). Near Safaha (domestic sheep; SVS). 



Kassala ; Kassala and Port Sudan (SVS). Only four female 

 specimens are known from this Province. 



/ "Northern ; Quarantine Station specimens from southern 

 cattle; SGC_./ 



Since it appears that B. decoloratus is not established in 

 Northern Province and is very rare in Kassala Province, Sudan 

 evidence corroborates earlier expressed beliefs that 15°N. is 

 about the northern limit of this species. The most northern 

 Sudan locality in which B. decoloratus commonly occurs is EL 

 Obeid, at 13°11'N. In Kassala Province, the blue tick is rare 

 and is found, in association with either local hiamid coastal 



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