Haemaphysalis ( Rhipistoma ) muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954

Haemaphysalis ( Rhipistoma) muhsamae Santos Dias, 1954 View in CoL

Haemaphysalis ( Rhipistoma) muhsamae is typically a parasite of carnivores of the Mustelidae and Viverridae families. It was confused for a long time with H. leachi , which shares the same hosts and the same geographical distribution. A specimen collected from the zorilla or Striped polecat, Ictonyx striatus ( Carnivora , Mustelidae ) in Hann, Dakar is deposited ( 1♂, August 5, 1939, IFAN) ( Figure 4 View Figure 4 ). Although not abundant in the collection, several records from Senegal are attributed to this species. Those are from Diourbel ( 14°40’N, 16°15’W, Diourbel Dpt., Diourbel Reg.); Mahekor Forest reserve; Bao Bolon ( 13°38’N, 15°45’W, Nioro du Rip Dpt., Kaolack Reg.); Kassas Forest reserve ( 14°14’N, 15°35’W, Kaffrine Dpt., Kaffrine Reg.); Saboya Forest reserve ( 13°39’N, 16°07’W, Nioro-du-Rip Dpt., Kaolack Reg.); Bandia Forest reserve ( 14°35’N, 17°01’W, Mbour Dpt., Thies Reg.); Ngoyé = Ngohé ( 14°34’N, 16°3’W; Diourbel Dpt., Diourbel Reg.); Dialakoto ( 13°19’N, 13°18’W, Tambacounda Dpt., Tambacounda Reg.); Bambey, CNRA ( 14°N, 16°W, Thiès Dpt., Thies Reg.); Almadies, Dakar; on the road to Thies-Bambey; on the road Bambey-Fatick-Mbour ( 14°N, 16°W, Kaolack and Thies Regs.); on the road Bandia-Fatick; Sandiara-Khombole; Dakar; on the road to Fatick- Mbour; Sandiara-Mbour; Mbour; on the road to Bandia-Mbour; Kedougou; Sandiara ( 14°25’N, 16°48’W, Mbour Dpt., Thies Reg.); Thies; Louly; Baria Forest reserve ( 13°37’N, 16°13’W,

Nioro du Rip Dpt., Kaolack Reg .); Sidioli ( 12°43’N, 12°16’W, Kedougou Dpt., Kedougou Reg. ) GoogleMaps ; on the road to Kedougou-Mako ( 12°N, 12°W, Kedougou Dpt., Tambacounda Reg. ) GoogleMaps ; and Bandafassi ( 12°32’N, 12°19’W, Kedougou Dpt., Kedougou Reg. ) GoogleMaps .