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This book has been designed to summarize current, essential
information for every one of the world's 700+ hard tick species.
Under each species name, we will cite the original description,
followed by information on type depositories, known stages,
distribution (by zoogeographic region and ecoregion), hosts, and
human infestation (if any). Each species account will also include
a list of salient references and, where necessary, remarks on
systematic status. We envision eight chapters: six devoted to the
major ixodid tick genera (Amblyomma, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis,
Hyalomma, Ixodes, Rhipicephalus), one covering eight minor genera
(including two that are fossil), and a concluding summary chapter.
There will be two tables on host associations and zoogeography in
each major genus chapter, as well as five tables in the summary
chapter, for a total of 17 tables. No similar synopsis of the
world's hard tick species exists in any language.
This book has been designed to summarize current, essential
information for every one of the world s 700+ hard tick species.
Under each species name, we will cite the original description,
followed by information on type depositories, known stages,
distribution (by zoogeographic region and ecoregion), hosts, and
human infestation (if any). Each species account will also include
a list of salient references and, where necessary, remarks on
systematic status. We envision eight chapters: six devoted to the
major ixodid tick genera (Amblyomma, Dermacentor, Haemaphysalis,
Hyalomma, Ixodes, Rhipicephalus), one covering eight minor genera
(including two that are fossil), and a concluding summary chapter.
There will be two tables on host associations and zoogeography in
each major genus chapter, as well as five tables in the summary
chapter, for a total of 17 tables. No similar synopsis of the world
s hard tick species exists in any language. "
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.
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