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The Genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844

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Abstract

The four species in the genus Hyalomma that are found in Southern African are illustrated and described, their geographic distributions mapped, their hosts listed, and when available, their life cycles, seasonal abundance and role as vectors of disease are provided.

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  1. Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, South Africa

    Ivan G. Horak

  2. ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute, Onderstepoort, South Africa

    Heloise Heyne, Roy Williams & Arthur M. Spickett

  3. Department of Biology, University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni, Swaziland

    G. James Gallivan

  4. Yzerfontein, South Africa

    J. Dürr Bezuidenhout

  5. Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza, Spain

    Agustín Estrada-Peña

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Horak, I.G. et al. (2018). The Genus Hyalomma Koch, 1844. In: The Ixodid Ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) of Southern Africa. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-70642-9_6

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