United States National Tick Collection, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460-8056, USA.
J Med Entomol. 2013 Jul;50(4):709-22. doi: 10.1603/me12271.
Cosmiomma hippopotamensis (Denny, 1843) is one of the most unusual, beautiful, and rare tick species known to the world. All stages of this species possess a unique morphology, on the one hand making them easy to identify, while on the other they exhibit similarities to certain species of Amblyomma Koch, 1844, Dermacentor Koch, 1844, and Hyalomma Koch, 1844. Adults of C. hippopotamensis have been collected on only two occasions from their hosts, namely Hippopotamus amphibius L. and Diceros bicornis (L.), and have been recorded from only a few widely separated localities in East and southern Africa. Here, the larva and nymph are described and illustrated for the first time, while the male and female are illustrated and redescribed. Data on hosts, geographic distribution, and life cycle of C. hippopotamensis are also provided.
河马驼形客蚤（Denny，1843）是世界上已知的最独特、最美丽、最罕见的跳蚤物种之一。该物种的所有阶段都具有独特的形态，一方面使它们易于识别，另一方面又与某些 Amblyomma Koch、1844、Dermacentor Koch 和 Hyalomma Koch 物种相似。河马驼形客蚤成虫仅在两次从宿主河马（Hippopotamus amphibius L.）和白犀牛（Diceros bicornis (L.)）身上采集到，并且仅在东非和南非的少数几个相距甚远的地方记录到。本文首次描述并图示了幼虫和若虫，同时对雌雄蚤进行了图示和重新描述。还提供了有关河马驼形客蚤宿主、地理分布和生活史的数据。
