NORTHERN PROVINCE* 



Small herds of domestic animals are maintained in the narrow 

 strip of cultivation along the Nile. Away from the Nile, Northern 

 Province is a vast barren desert that supports little life. The 

 few available tick collections are from the Nile area. Xerophilic 

 tick species undoubtedly remain to be discovered in the desert. 



MA^^MALIA 



BATS at Dongola are infested by A. confusus and A. vesper- 

 tilionis . FOXES in the desert near tHe llile rarely iJear R. s. 

 simus , more commonly H. 1. leachii and R. s. sanguineus . ~The 

 latter tick has also "Been found on HARiS. ~ 



DOMESTIC FOWLS 



A. persicus occurs in a number of localities along the 

 Nile." 



DOMESTIC MAMMALS 



CAMEL yards frequently contain 0. savignyi . H. dromedarii 

 is the chief tick parasite of camels~but H. excava^um , H. 

 rufipes , and R. s. sanguineus also occur on them. " 



DOGS are infested by R. s. sanguineus and H. eaccavatujn . 



HCRSES and DONKESfS bear H. excavatum and fewer H. dromedarii , 

 H. rufipes , and R. s. sanguineus . ~ 



CATTLE yield H. dromedarii and H. excavatum ; less comanonly 

 H. rufipes and R. ^. sanguineus ; rarely R. s. simus at Shendi. 



SHEEP and GOATS harbor H. excavatum and R. s. sanguineus . 

 At Shendi a few R. e. evert sT occur. " " 



*Northern Province data were obtained by Sudan Veterinary Service 

 personnel and the writer. A few lots from this Province are in 

 Sudan Government collections. 



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