The Genus Rhipicephalus (Acari, Ixodidae)
A Guide to the Brown Ticks of the World

Highly illustrated and definitive reference work for the identification and biology of ticks.

Jane B. Walker (Author), James E. Keirans (Author), Ivan G. Horak (Author)

9780521019774, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 15 September 2005

656 pages, 352 b/w illus.
28 x 21 x 3.4 cm, 1.45 kg

' … a detailed 'everything about brown ticks' … it is easy and logical to use, and has enormous amount of information.' Seppo Koponen and Ritva Niemi, Entomologica Fennica

Ticks in the genus Rhipicephalus include many important vectors of animal and human pathogens, but many species are notoriously difficult to identify, particularly as immature stages. This reference volume provides identification keys for adult ticks from the Afrotropical regions and elsewhere. For the nymphs and larvae, unique plates have been compiled in which line drawings of the capitula of similar species are grouped together to facilitate identification. Brief well-illustrated descriptions of the known stages of every species are given, plus information on their hosts, distribution, and disease relationships. Tables providing data on host/parasite relationships and disease transmission are also included, making this the definitive reference source on this group for all those interested in acarology, veterinary or medical parasitology and entomology for many years to come.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Relationships of the ticks (Ixodida) and definition of the genus Rhipicephalus
Format for accounts of different species
Glossary
Rhipicephalus species names of the world
Species occurring in the Afrotropical region
Species occurring outside the Afrotropical region
Species groups based on the immature stages
The transmission of tick-borne diseases by Rhipicephalus species
Index.

Subject Areas: Arachnids [PSVT6], Parasitology [non-medical PSGH], Veterinary bacteriology, virology, parasitology [MZMP]