Rhipicephalus zambeziensis, Robbins & Nava & Ronai & Chong & Guglielmone, 2025

Robbins, Richard G., Nava, Santiago, Ronai, Isobel, Chong, Kaylin L. & Guglielmone, Alberto A., 2025, Type specimens of the world’s hard tick species (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae): collection data and depositories for all valid names and the current status of invalid names, Zootaxa 5606 (1), pp. 1-287 : 238

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5606.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:D0851EDA-FE18-4F87-9245-B108786B22F4
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8263FE48-FF28-42F8-FF23-F9B5FE9BF875
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Rhipicephalus zambeziensis
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zambeziensis Walker, Norval & Corwin, 1981 View in CoL , Rhipicephalus

Walker, J.B., Norval, R.A.I. & Corwin, M.D. (1981) Rhipicephalus zambeziensis sp. nov., a new tick from eastern and southern Africa, together with a redescription of Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann, 1901 ( Acarina , Ixodidae ). Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 48, 87–104.

Type depositories: OVI: holotype (male) and paratypes (males, females, nymphs and larvae); BMNH, USNTC and VRLH: paratypes (males, females, nymphs and larvae)

Type locality: Driehoek Ranch , near West Nicholson, Gwanda District, Zimbabwe

Type host: cattle

Comments: Rhipicephalus zambeziensis was described from laboratory-reared specimens originating from ticks collected from cattle, whose larvae and nymphs were fed on rabbits, while adult ticks were fed on Friesland steers ( Walker et al. 1981).