SOUTHERN ATOICA ; ANGOLA (Zumpt 19A2B. Theiler and Robinson 

 195/k. See also HOSTS below). NYASALAND (All as R. falcatus ; 

 Neumann 1908C. Old 1909. Warburton 1912. Wilson 195 OB. See 

 also HOSTS below). MOZAMBICiUE (As R. falcatus ; Theiler 19A3B, 

 194.7. Santos Dias 1952H,1953B). ~ 



HOSTS 



Larger domestic animals and wild game animals serve as hosts 

 of R. longus . Available data are not extensive enough to demons- 

 trate further host predilection within this range. 



Domestic animals ; Cattle (Neumann 1907A, Schwetz 1932, Fain 

 19A9, Rageau 1951,19536, Rousselot 1951). Dogs (Nuttall lot 

 1950A from Angola in BMNH. Zumpt 19i4.2A, Rageau 1951,1953B). 

 Horses (Fain 19A9, Wilson 1950B;. Pigs (Fain 19A9, Santos Dias 

 1952H,1953N). 



Wild animals ; Buffalo (Nuttall lot UJ>Uk from Semliki Plains 

 in BMNH. Bequaert 1930A,1931, Zumpt 19/h2A., Theiler 194.3B, Fain 

 1949, Wilson 1950B, Rousselot 1951, Santos Dias 1952H,1953B, and 

 Sudan records above). Eland (Bequaert 1931). Sable antelope 

 (Zumpt 1942A, Santos Dias 1953B). Roan antelope (Nuttall lot 227 

 from Nyasaland in BMNH. Wilson 1950B). Lichtenstein's hartebeest 

 (Santos Dias 1952H,1953B). Wild pig (Schwetz 1932, Fain 19A9). 

 Warthog (Nuttall lot 1099A from Nyasaland in BMNH. Zumpt 1942A, 

 Wilson 1950B, Santos Dias 1953B). Jackal (Fain 1949). Lion 

 (Rageau 1953B). 



BIOLOGY 



R. longus appears to be a tick of somewhat more humid areas 

 than the closely related R. capensis , or else it is a rainy 

 season species, while R. capensis is a dry season form. The geo- 

 graphic range of the two, formerly considered to be West African 

 sind East African respectively, is now known to incl"ude some areas, 

 Mozambique and Nyasaland, in which both occur, though the data 

 are not sufficiently detailed to indicate whether they are foimd 

 together or in different seasons or ecological zones within these 

 political boundaries. 



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