Genus Hyalomma
Bont-legged tick
Prof. Dr. H. Mehlhorn, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
- Known as the bont-legged tick
- Prefer to feed on distal parts of the legs, tail, udder and perineum of llivestock
- Hyalomma truncatum causes tick toxicosis in cattle known as sweating sickness
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