Table 1 Data of collection (host, location, season), species and molecular data of ticks examined in this study

Mammalia

Carnivora

Canis mesomelas

Limpopo Province

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921970

OQ942715

OQ924742

OQ924936

Canis lupus familiaris

Polokwane, Limpopo Province (winter)

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921940

OQ942680

OQ924736

OQ924930

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921941

OQ942681

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921942

OQ942682

–

–

Kurisa Moyo, Limpopo Province (spring)

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921943

OQ942683

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

–

OQ942684

–

–

I. pilosus gr. sp. I. (M)

OQ921944

OQ942685

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921945

OQ942686

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921946

OQ942687

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921947

OQ942688

–

–

Haenertsburg, Limpopo Province (winter)

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921948

OQ942689

–

–

Civettictis civetta

Haenertsburg, Limpopo Province (autumn)

I. pilosus group sp. II

OQ921974

OQ942721

OQ924746

OQ924946

I. pilosus group sp. I

–

OQ942722

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921975

OQ942723

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921976

OQ942724

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921977

OQ942725

(OQ924747)

(OQ924947)

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921978

OQ942726

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. II

–

OQ942727

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. II

–

OQ942728

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921979

OQ942729

–

–

I. pilosus group sp. I

OQ921981

OQ942731

(OQ924747)

(OQ924947)

I. ugandanus

OQ921980

OQ942730

OQ924748

OQ924948

Polokwane, Limpopo Province (summer)

I. cf. rubicundus (M)

OQ921949

OQ942690

OQ924737

OQ924931

Mokopane, Limpopo Province (spring)

I. cf. rubicundus (M)

OQ921950

OQ942691

OQ924737

OQ924931

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921951

OQ942692

–

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921952

OQ942693

–

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921953

OQ942694

–

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921954

OQ942695

–

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921955

OQ942696

–

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921956

OQ942697

–

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921957

OQ942698

–

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921958

OQ942699

–

–

Genetta sp.

Limpopo Province

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921971

OQ942716

OQ924742

OQ924936

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921972

OQ942717

–

(OQ924942)

Ichneumia albicauda

Makhado (Louis Trichardt) (summer)

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921963

OQ942707

OQ924742

OQ924936

Atilax paludinosus

Mokopane, Limpopo Province (summer)

I. nairobiensis

–

OQ942705

OQ924741

OQ924935

Eulipotyphla

Atelerix frontalis

Polokwane, Limpopo Province (summer)

I. cf. rubicundus

–

OQ942700

(OQ924738)

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921959

OQ942701

(OQ924739)

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921960

OQ942702

–

–

I. cf. rubicundus

OQ921962

OQ942706

OQ924742

OQ924936

Crocidura silacea

Makhado (Louis Trichardt) (autumn)

I. alluaudi (L)

–

–

–

–

I. alluaudi (N)

–

–

–

(OQ924933)

I. alluaudi (N)

–

OQ942704

–

(OQ924934)

Chiroptera

Miniopterus natalensis

Venterskroon, North West Province (spring)

I. simplex (N)

–

OQ942713

–

OQ924939

Primates

Otolemur crassicaudatus

Makhado (Louis Trichardt) (autumn)

I. rhabdomysae

OQ921961

OQ942703

OQ924740

OQ924932

Aves

Sphenisciformes

Eudyptes chrysocome

Marion Island (spring)

I. uriae

OQ921965

OQ942709

–

–

I. uriae

OQ921966

OQ942710

OQ924744

OQ924938

I. uriae

OQ921967

OQ942711

–

–

I. uriae

OQ921968

OQ942712

–

–

Passeriformes

Euplectes orix

Leeupan, North West Province (spring)

I. theilerae

OQ921964

OQ942708

(OQ924743)

OQ924937

Euplectes afer

Limpopo Province

I. theilerae

–

–

–

–

Quelea quelea

Limpopo Province

I. theilerae

OQ921969

OQ942714

(OQ924745)

OQ924940

Ploceus capensis

Worcester, Western Cape Province

I. theilerae

–

-

–

(OQ924941)

Ploceus velatus

Hoopstad, Free State Province (spring)

I. theilerae

–

–

–

–

I. theilerae

–

OQ942719

–

(OQ924944)

I. theilerae

–

–

–

–

Cossypha caffra

Limpopo Province (summer)

I. cf. daveyi

–

OQ942718

–

(OQ924943)

Cossypha dichroa

Mashishing (Lydenburg), Mpumalanga Province (summer)

I. cf. daveyi

OQ921973

OQ942720

–

(OQ924945)