Rhipicentor


Rhipicentor is an African genus of hard ticks. The genus parasitises a range of domestic and sylvatic Carnivora and Mammalia hosts. The genus forms part of the Rhipicephalinae subfamily, along with Dermacentor, Margaropus, Rhipicephalus, ''Hyalomma and Nosomma. There are no records of Rhipicentor human parasitism, but R. nuttalli can cause tick paralysis in dogs.
Rhipicentor'' forms part of the Rhipicephalinae subfamily, in the broader Amblyocephalus clade of the Ixodidae.

Species

Rhipicentor bicornis Nuttall & Warburton, 1908Rhipicentor nuttalli Cooper, Cantab & Robinson, 1908

Etymology

The name "Rhipicentor" is a portmanteau. In their description of the genus, Nuttall and Warburton commented that Rhipicentor ticks resemble Rhipicephalus dorsally, and Dermacentor ventrally, inspiring the name.