In Wilson's (1950B) list of nine kinds of hosts of this tick 

 in Nyasaland, no antelopes are represented, and none were incliided 

 among Howard's (1908) eleven kinds of hosts from southern Africa. 

 The Onderstepoort collection contains only seven collections of 

 glossy ticks from various antelopes throughout Africa (Theiler, 

 correspondence). In addition to the kinds mentioned above, these 

 are a topi from Uganda, a gemsbok from Southwest Africa, and an 

 oribi from Southern Rhodesia. 



Other hosts ; Elephants _/~In Bquatoria Province these animals 

 are either normally attacked by A. tholloni or are free of ticks; 

 but in Bahr EL Ghazal Province all elephants examined were heavily 

 infected by R. s. simus and none harbored A. tholloni . Niimerous 

 specimens of~R.'"s. simus have been examined in various collections 

 from elephant's in other parts of Africa. Others have been reported 

 by Mettam (1932 )_7. Buffalo ^These animals are usually infested 

 in the Sudan and frequently harbor nvimerous specimens of R. ^. 

 simus . Elsewhere they are also important hosts of this tick. 

 Records have been published by Neumann (190X, 191 OB, 1911, 1922), 

 Davey and Newstead (1921). Bequaert (l930A,193l) , Lewis (1931B,C, 

 1932A, 194-3), Mettam (1932), and Santos Bias (1952D)_7« Rhinoceroses 

 /"The black, or narrow-lipped rhinoceros is hardly an important 

 host because it is seldom niimerous in nature, but where it occurs 

 most individuals appear to be infested by the glossy tick. See 

 Neumann (1922), Lewis (1932A), Zumpt (1943A), J. B. Walker (un- 

 published). The excessively rare white, or square-lipped rhino- 

 ceros has been reported as a host by Breijer (1915) and Z\irapt 

 (19A.3A); these reports apply, however, only to the southern race/. 

 Hippo potajmis /"Specimens were found on the ears of three specimens 

 examined in the Sudan; three other specimens were free of ticks. 

 No other records are available "J . Pigs /"The warthog and bushpig 

 are frequently infested in the""Sudan and" elsewhere. See Neumann 

 (1901, 190X,1910B, 1911), Howard (1908), Bequaert (l930A,193l), Lewis 

 (1931B.C,1932A), Bedford (1932), Mettam (1932), Weber (19^8), Wilson 

 (1950b5, and J. B. Walker (unpublished) 7. Zebras /"Reported by 

 Neumann (l907C,1910B,191l), Lewis (1931£,1932A j , Mettam (1932), and 

 Santos Dias (1952D) /. Antbear or aardvark , Orycteropus af er 

 /"Neumann (1922), Bedford (1532), Lewis (1932A), Wilson (T^B, 

 1950B), Matthysse (195^) 7. African porcupines /"Neumann (1907C, 

 19108,1911) , Lewis (1932A), Matthysse (.1954; , J. B. Walker (un- 

 published) /• Pangolin ^Mettam (1932)^. 



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