| species identification of rhipicephalus duttoni in relation to the rhipicephalus appendiculatus group (acarina: ixodidae). | rhipicephalus duttoni neumann is a common tick species in angola, where its distribution is sympatric with that of r. zambeziensis walker. evidence is presented supporting r. duttoni as a distinct species of the r. appendiculatus group. r. duttoni showed a species-specific glucose phosphate isomerase isoenzyme pattern. the ticks, which are difficult to distinguish morphologically, could be assigned to r. duttoni or r. zambeziensis on the basis of their isoenzyme patterns. no r. appendiculatus (n ... | 1991 | 2033607 |
| observations on cattle ticks in huila province (angola). | in huila province of angola, 3864 ticks were collected during a parasitological survey carried out in the rainy season from october 1990 to april 1991. the samples were collected from cattle gathered for the annual vaccination campaign against contagious bovine pleuropneumonia, anthrax and blackleg in 18 veterinary stations of six municipalities. after tick classification, the following proportions of ticks were obtained: rhipicephalus evertsi mimeticus (27.1%), amblyomma pomposum (26.4%), booph ... | 1994 | 8171837 |