Mierzyński Łukasz, Izdebska Joanna N., Rolbiecki Leszek, Zawada Zbigniew
Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology, Faculty of Biology, University of Gdańsk, ul. Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
Osteon, ul. Długa 23, 63-900 Rawicz, Poland
Ann Parasitol. 2017;63(4):353-355. doi: 10.17420/ap6304.123.
Most ticks of the genus Amblyomma and Rhipicephalus are typical ectoparasites of bovine. However, information about survival in different environmental conditions or coexistence of different species is lacking. Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844, Rhipicephalus appendiculatus Neumann, 1901 and R. maculatus Neumann, 1901 were found in the skin (fixed in the salt) of an African buffalo Syncerus caffer (Sparrman, 1779), brought to Poland from the Republic of South Africa. Most of the ticks were still alive during their collection.