FM^ilLY CMIDAE 



Available data tend to indicate that H. leachii leachii favors 

 members of this family over all other carnivores. It is certainly 

 more numerous on canines than H. leachii muhsami , not only in Equa_ 

 toria Province but elsewhere in Africa. 



CAI'IIS AUREUS SOUDAN ICUS Thomas, 1903. Sudanese Jackal. 



The Sudanese jackal is numerous around Torit village but only 

 twelve were examined for ticks. H. leachii leachii was represented 

 by 183 adults and one nymph, H. leachii muhsami by four adults, R. 

 sanguineus sanguineus by 53 aiSults, R. simus simus by 33 adults," 

 R. pravus by a single female, and A. ~variegatum by five nymphs 

 and two larvae. " 



CANIS KSSQ-IELAS HLGONAE (Thomas, 19U). Elgon Blaclt-backed Jackal. 



A single black-backed jackal from Yubo was infested by 36 

 adult H. 1. leachii . On two Torit specimens, a male of the same 

 subspecies and three adults of R. _s. sanguineus were found. 



LYCAON PICTUS Sa-IALICUS Thomas, 190^. Somali Hunting Dog. 



Five pairs of adiilt R. simus senegalensis were collected from 

 a Somali hunting dog at Nimule. 



FAMILY IflJSTELIDAE 



MELLIVORA CAPMSIS ABY3SIMICA Hollister, 1910. Ethiopian Ratel 

 or Honey Badger. 



The only specimen known from this Province yielded three 

 adults of H. leachii muhsami and fourteen of R. s. simus. 



FAMILY VIVERR.IDAE 

 GENETTA TIGRINA AEQUATORIALIS Heuglin, 1866. Equatorial Genet. 



Five Torit hosts were infested by two pairs of adult R. s. 

 sanguineus, three adult H. leachii muhsami , and a larval A. 

 variegatum . Several other genets in Torit District were Tree of 

 ticks. 



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