HYALOMMA DETRITUM Schulze, 1919 

 (Including H. acUPMSE Schulze, 1919) 

 (Figures 158 to l6l) 

 THE SHINY HYALOMMA 



NOTE: The some twenty synonyms of H. detritum , as presented 

 by Ifelpy (19^9B), are listed in the section on DISTRIBUTION below 

 according to the political areas from which the specimens of each 

 originate. It is impossible to believe that H. detritum had not 

 been described as a species by some author somewhere prior to 1919, 

 yet no contemporary specialist has come forth \d.th a previous name 

 for this species. Steps should be taken to stabilize the name H. 

 detritum in order to prevent the further confusion that is bo^ln"3 

 to arise when an earlier name for this tick is inevitably dis- 

 covered. Special attention is called to the "biological race", 

 H. scupense , discussed below. 



DISTRIBUTION IN THE SUDAN 



H. detritvun occurs rarely in northern parts of the central 

 Provinces of the Sudan. Additional collecting is necessary to 

 determine its exact distribution here. It would be of some 

 interest to know whether H. detritum has invaded the Sudan from 

 the Red Sea coast or via the Nile Valley. 



Kassala ; Port Sudan (cattle; SVS). It is not known whether 

 hosts of these specimens were local or transient animals. 



Kordofan ; Four males have been collected from Kordofan 

 cattle at the Khartoum Quarantine station (January and February) 

 (HH). 



/ "Khartoum ; See Kordofan above_.7 



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