RHIPICEPHALUS ?DISTIM;TUS Bedford, 1932(b)* 



(= R. FUHCTATUS Bedford, 192%). 



(Figvires 261 to 26A) 



THE HYRAX GLOSSY TICK 



L N 9 c? BQUATQRIA PROVINCE RECORD 



1 Rejaf Hill Procavia habessinica slatini May- 

 No other specimens of this species have been found in the 

 Sudan. See HOSTS and REMARKS below, 



DISTRIBUTION 



The hyrax glossy tick ranges from southern Sudan to Southwest 

 Africa. Its distribution is probably more continuous than present 

 records indicate. Possibly two species are represented in the 

 material quoted below. 



EAST AFRICA ; SUDAN (Not previously reported). 



UGANDA (A. J. Haddow, correspondence; common at Kaabong, Kara- 

 mo j a). TANGANYIKA (Theiler 1947). 



SOUTHEEN AFRICA ; SOUTHERN RHODESIA (Bulawayo specimens; 

 Theiler, unpublished). MOZAMBIQUE (Santos Dias 1953C). 



SOUTHWEST 'AFRICA (Bedford 1929A,1932B. Zumpt 19A3A. Theiler 

 19^7. BMNH collections contain numerous specimens from Bellrode, 

 Naukluft, and Otjosongombe; K. Jordan legit , H. H. det.). UNION 

 OF SOUTH AFRICA (Cooley 1934. Theiler 1§47. Note: Occurs in 

 Cape Province, Orange Free State, and Transvaal. Earlier records 

 appear to be based on misidentification; see HOSTS below). 



*The possibility that the single specimen available from the Sudan 

 represents an undescribed species should be considered. See 

 RMARKS and IDENTIFICATION (pages 638 and 639). 



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