Colborne J
Veterinary Research Laboratory, Causeway, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Exp Appl Acarol. 1985 Dec;1(4):317-25. doi: 10.1007/BF01201571.
The durations of the developmental periods of Rhipicephalus lunulatus at 25 degrees C and 87% RH were: preoviposition, 2-9 days; oviposition, 29-34 days; minimum incubation, 11-27 days; nymphal premoult period, 11-23 days; and adult premoult period, 19-30 days. The durations of the feeding periods on a rabbit were: 3-7 days for larvae and 4-11 days for nymphs. Adult feeding was completed on a rabbit and a sheep in 10-22 days in January and 14-64 days in September, and only fertilized females completed engorgement. The mean number of eggs laid by engorged females was 4732, with 95% being laid within the first 16 days. In the southeastern lowveld of Zimbabwe adult ticks were most abundant on cattle between November and December, and their preferred sites of attachment were the legs and tail. Other hosts of adult R. lunulatus were impala (Aepyceros melampus), warthog (Phacochoerus aethiopicus), kudu (Tragelaphus strepsiceros) and eland (Taurotragus oryx).
在25摄氏度和87%相对湿度条件下，新月扇头蜱各发育阶段的持续时间如下：产卵前期为2至9天；产卵期为29至34天；最短孵化期为11至27天；若虫蜕皮前期为11至23天；成虫蜕皮前期为19至30天。在兔体上的取食期持续时间为：幼虫3至7天，若虫4至11天。成虫在兔和羊体上的取食情况如下：1月份在兔和羊体上完成取食需10至22天，9月份则需14至64天，且只有受精雌蜱能完成饱血。饱血雌蜱产卵的平均数量为4732枚，其中95%在最初16天内产出。在津巴布韦东南部低地，成年蜱在11月至12月间在牛身上最为常见，其偏好的附着部位是腿部和尾部。成年新月扇头蜱的其他宿主有黑斑羚（非洲大羚羊）、疣猪（非洲野猪）、大羚羊（南非大羚羊）和旋角大羚羊（大羚羊属）。
