KASSALA PROVINCE * 



Grading from a small area of acacia tall- grass forest in 

 the extreme south to large wastes of barren desert in the north, 

 Kassala, by reason of its hilly character and hvaoid sea breezes, 

 undoubtedly supports a number of tick species not yet recorded 

 from this Province. A few miles north of Kassala Province, in 

 Egypt, we have found Omithodoros f oleyi , and H. tnincatum fol- 

 lows the coastal plain to its northern limit just inside Egypt. 

 Excellent riding camels are a notable product of Kassala and 

 camels and goats are common throughout the Province except in 

 the inland deserts. Cattle herds range from the south to soma- 

 what north of Port Siidan and sheep axe common in the same area 

 except in the far south. 



VTELD ANIMALS 



The presence of A. brumpti at Erkowit indicates parasitism 

 of reptiles and small~mammals . A. exornatum has been taken from 

 a Varanus LIZARD in the Butana areal A HAKE at Sinkat was ia. 

 fested by R. s. ^sanguineus. 



MAN 



0. savignyi has been taken feeding on human beings, near a 

 well, "and in several other situations (page 191). 



DOMESTIC FOWLS 



A. persiciis has been found at Suakin. 



pg^ESTIC MAMMALS 



CAMELS at Kassala are infested by numerous H. dromedarii 

 and fewer numbers of H. excavatum , H. marginatum^ H. rul'^P®^^ 

 and R. s. sanguineus." 0. savignyi Is also present (page 191;. 



«Dry and early rainy season data for livestock parasites from sev- 

 eral localities were provided by Mr. M. J. Henigan of the Sudan 

 Veterinary Service. Sudan Government, British Museum (Natural 

 History), and the HH collections have added a few additional 



records. 



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