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Table 1 Rhipicephalus ticks ( n = 278) included in this study, with data on hosts and geographical origin

From: Morphological and genetic diversity of Rhipicephalus sanguineus sensu lato from the New and Old Worlds

Speciesa

Hosts

Geographical origin

Rhipicephalus bursa (17/14)

Cattle, goat, sheep

Italy (Basilicata)

Rhipicephalus guilhoni (5/5)

Cattle

Nigeria (Plateau State)

Rhipicephalus microplus (1/0)

Cattle

Guatemala

Rhipicephalus muhsamae (6/6)

Cattle

Nigeria (Plateau State)

Rhipicephalus pusillus (3/1)

Rabbit (O. cuniculus)

Italy (Sicily)

Rhipicephalus sanguineus s.l. (86/65)

Dog

Australia (New South Wales), Brazil (São Vicente Férrer), Colombia (Cali, Medellin), Costa Rica (San Jose), France (south), Guatemala, Honduras (San Pedro), India (Mumbai), South Africa (Cape Province), Thailand (Bangkok), Vietnam (Ho Chi Minh City)

Rhipicephalus turanicus (85/54) b

Cattle, horse, goat, dog, cat, Corsican hare (L. corsicanus)

Italy (Basilicata, Puglia, Sicily), Greece (Xanthi), Turkmenistan

Rhipicephalus sp. I (29/23)

Dog

Italy (Puglia), Greece (Xanthi)

Rhipicephalus sp. II (37/24)

Dog

Spain (La Vera), Portugal, Italy (Sicily, Verona)

Rhipicephalus sp. III (7/3)

Dog

India (Mumbai), Pakistan (Punjab)

Rhipicephalus sp. IV (2/2)

Cattle

Nigeria (Plateau State)

  1. a Numbers within parentheses are the specimens studied morphologically / genetically.
  2. b Also collected from vegetation.