The Genera Boophilus Rhipicephalus and Haemaphysalis (Ixodidae ...

the New World, this tick is present in South America, Central
In
and Mexico and is spreading rapidly in the United States. So
America,
as we know, it does not occur in Canada. The spot map given by
far
and Trembley (1945, p. 47) shows it in the following States:
Bishopp
and Arizona.
California
Rocky Mountain Laboratory has records from many of the same
The
which in some cases show the ticks to be somewhat more
States,
than is indicated on the spot map. The records show clearly
prevalent
since the first mention of this tick in the United States by Banks
that
1908, the tick has been found in the greater part of the United States,
in
it may be assumed that it will become more prevalent in ture
and
years.
are infrequently attacked by R. sanguineus; but when dogs
Humans
their bedding places are in close association with man, bites bezome
and
more frequent.
have been sent to the Rocky Mountain Laboratory for identification.
apartments
(1911, p. 36) in summarizing the known hosts gives a list,
Neumann
including man and dogs, as follows:
not
vulpes L., C. aureus..L., C. anthus F. Cuv., C. variegatus Riipp.,
Canis
megalotis Desm., C. persicus Blanford, Viverra g'enetta L., Lynx sp. ,
C.
domestica Briss., F. leo L., Lepus timidus L., L. aeth:iopicus H. E.,
Fells
europaeus L., E. niger Blanford, E. pictus Stol., E. collaris
Erinaceus
Equus caballus L., Camelus dromedarius L., C. bactrianus L.,
Gray,
dorcas (L.), Colus ellipsiprymnus Ogilb. & H. Sin., Ovis aries L.,
Gaella
hircus L., Bos taurus L., Buffelus indicus Riitm., Manis sp.,
Capra
massaicus Neum., Strix ascalaphus Sav., Theristicua leuco-
Struthio
(Gin.) [Ibis hatTedash], Testudo mauritanica D. B.
cephalus
(1932, p. 298) gives a list from Howard (1908) which adds
Bedford
the foregoing as follows" lion, genet, hare, pangolin, and waterbuck,
to
adds apparently from his own records, Raphiceros ca/mpestris and
and
campestris.
Lepus
and Trembley (194.5, p.
Bishopp
the Rocky Mountain Laboratory are to be added as hosts" deer
From
and La Labor, Sinaloa, Mexico), mule (Colombia, South
(Texas
jack rabbit (Texas), Rombornys opimus (Russia), and
America),
(Los Pozos, Mexico).
javeIina
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Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Minnesota,
South
Wiscqnsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, Maine, Ver-
Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
mont,
Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, North Carolina, Ken-
Delaware,
tucky,
Tennessee, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Washington,
In recent years, specimens of this tick rom houses and
47) add ass and rabbit as hosfs.
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