Rhipicephalus arnoldi Theiler and Zumpt, 1950 in Zumpt (1950

Guglielmone, Alberto A., Petney, Trevor N. & Robbins, Richard G., 2020, Ixodidae (Acari: Ixodoidea): descriptions and redescriptions of all known species from 1758 to December 31, 2019, Zootaxa 4871 (1), pp. 1-322 : 215

5. Rhipicephalus arnoldi Theiler and Zumpt, 1950 in Zumpt (1950 , usually cited as published in 1949).

An Afrotropical species, all of whose parasitic stages are usually found on Lagomorpha : Leporidae ; larvae and nymphs are also commonly recovered from Macroscelidea : Macroscelididae , and Hyracoidea : Procaviidae . All parasitic stages have been collected from Hyracoidea : Procaviidae ; adults alone have been taken from Artiodactyla : Bovidae ; Perissodactyla : Equidae , and Rodentia (unknown family), while nymphs and larvae have also been found on Carnivora : Felidae , and Rodentia : Muridae (Guglielmone et al. 2014, Horak et al. 2018) There are no records of Rhipicephalus arnoldi causing human parasitism.

M: Zumpt (1950)

F: Zumpt (1950)

N: Zumpt (1950)

L: Zumpt (1950)

Redescriptions

M: Walker et al. (2000), Horak et al. (2018)

F: Walker et al. (2000), Horak et al. (2018)

N: Walker et al. (2000)

L: Walker et al. (2000)

Note: Sudanese records (actually from South Sudan) of Rhipicephalus arnoldi in Hoogstraal (1956a) are incorrect ( Walker et al. 2000).