Dermacentor circumguttatus

Dermacentor circumguttatus
Female of Dermacentor circumguttatus. Museum specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Order: Ixodida
Family: Ixodidae
Genus: Dermacentor
Species: D. circumguttatus
Binomial name
Dermacentor circumguttatus
Neumann, 1897

Dermacentor circumguttatus is a species of hard tick belonging to the family Ixodidae.[1]

Description

Dermacentor circumguttatus can reach a length of 3–5 millimetres (0.12–0.20 in). Ornamentation of males consists of eight pale spots near the periphery of the scutum. Festoons and central areas are inornate. In the females the colour pattern is limited to three patches, one posteriorly and one antero-laterally on each side.[2]

This African species has been found only on elephants and on the grey duiker (Sylvicapra grimmia).[3] The main hosts of these hard ticks are the African Bush Elephant (Loxodonta africana) and the African Forest Elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis).[4]

References

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