RHIFICEPHALUS BEftUAERTI Zumpt, 1950. 

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 BEQUAJET'S BROWN TICK 



L N 9 cf BJUATCRIA PROVINCE RECORD 



1 Nagichot domestic goat Dec 



Nagichot is at 65OO feet elevation in the Didinga Mountains 

 of Eastern District. R. bequaerti is known from the Sudan by 

 only this single specimen. 



DISTRIBUTION 



R. beqiiaerti appears to be a rare, mountain-inhabiting tick 

 of Central Africa and nearby mountains of the Sudan. 



CENTRAL AFRICA ; "Central Africa, Lissenji" (Zumpt 195QA). 

 Dr. Theiler and I cannot locate "Lissenji" but believe that it 

 may be a misspelling for Kisenyi, which is in Ruanda Urundi. RUANDA 

 URUNDI ("Ljenda; 2500 meters altitude," Rousselot 1951,1953B. This 

 material has been checked by Dr. G. Tlieiler). 



EAST AFRICA; SUDAN (Hoogstraal 1954£). 



HOSTS 



Bvtffalo (Zumpt 1950A). Domestic goat (Sudan data). Cattle 

 (Rousselot 1951,19536). 



BIOLOGY 



Unknown. This tick should be searched for especially at high 

 altitudes. 



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