Rhipicephalus pulchellus information

Rhipicephalus pulchellus
	Dorsal view of male.
	Dorsal view of female
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Genus:	Rhipicephalus
Species:	R. pulchellus
Binomial name
	Rhipicephalus pulchellus; (Gerstäcker, 1873)
Synonyms
	Dermacentor pulchellus Gerstäcker, 1873 ; Rhipicephalus marmoreus Pocock, 1900 ; Rhipicephalus (Eurhipephalus) pulchellus ; Eurhipephalus pulchellus ; Rhipicephalus (Lamellicauda) pulchellus ; Rhipicephalus (Tendeirodes) pulchellus ;

The zebra tick or yellow back tick (Rhipicephalus pulchellus) is a species of hard tick. It is common in the Horn of Africa, with a habitat of the Rift Valley and eastward. It feeds upon a wide variety of species, including livestock, wild mammals, and humans, and can be a vector for various pathogens. The adult male has a distinctive black and ivory ornamentation on its scutum.

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