BBCHUANALAND and SOUTHWEST AFRICA (Theiler and Robinson 

 1953B). UNION OF SOUTH AFRICA (As R. bursa : Howard 1908. As 

 R. pravus ; many details in Theiler'and Robinson 1953B). 



Note ; This species has iindoubtedly been much misidentified, 

 but more records for it will probably appear since Zumpt's, 

 Theiler 's, and Walker's recent works have established its identity. 

 Many or most records of R. bursa from tropical and South Africa 

 pertain actually to R. po^avus according to Theiler and Robinson 

 (1953b), but Lewis' various references to R. bursa in Kenya refer 

 to R. kochi and to R. hurti Wilson, 195/V (Walker 1956) as well 

 as "^o R. pravus . " 



HOSTS 



K. pravxis is rather mor-t 

 than most other rhipicephalids, being common on domestic cattle, 

 sheep, goats, and dogs, equally common on many antelopes and 

 carnivores, and not at all uncommon on hares. Several incidental 

 hosts, from a bird to an elephant, and including man , are listed 

 below. Immature stages utilize rodents and insectivores as hosts. 



Adult Hosts 



Domestic animals ; Cattle (Wilson 1950B, Unsworth 1952, 

 Theiler and Robinson 1953B; Sudan records above; Hoogstraal 

 Eritrean collections. Matthysse 195A- states that this tick is 

 more common on wild game than it is on domestic cattle in North- 

 ern Rhodesia). Sheep (Sousa Dias 1950, Theiler and Robinson 1953, 

 Hoogstraal 1953D, Matthysse 1954-, Walker 1956; Sudan records 

 above). Goats (Sousa Dias 1950, Theiler and Robinson 1953B, 

 Wailker 1956; Sudan records above). Dogs (Sousa Dias 1950, 

 Theiler and Robinson 1953B; Sudan records above). Donkey 

 (Theiler and Robinson 1953B, Matthysse 195A). Camel (Walker 

 1956. See also British Somaliland record of this species with 

 R. longicoxatus , p. 661). 



Man (Sudan records above. Haddow, correspondence). 



Antelopes ; Reedbuck (Warburton 1912). Kudu (Warburton 

 1912, Davey and Newstead 1921, Theiler and Robinson 1953B; 



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