Ticks of the genus Margaropus resemble Rhipicephalus ticks but do not have festoons or ornamentations. They are characterized by greatly enlarged posterior legs and a prolonged median plate. The three highly specialized beady-legged, one-host Margaropus spp are restricted to limited areas of Africa. M reidi and M wileyi are recorded from giraffes in the Sudan and in Kenya and Tanzania, respectively. M wileyi is also known to parasitize zebras and gnu. M winthemi, a winter-feeding parasite of zebras, horses, and less often other livestock and antelope, is confined to mountains of South Africa and may contribute to loss of condition during winter.
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Ticks
Ticks
Important Ixodid Ticks
Amblyomma spp
Anomalohimalaya spp
Bothriocroton spp
Cosmiomma sp
Dermacentor spp
Haemaphysalis spp
Hyalomma spp
Ixodes spp
Margaropus spp
Nosomma sp
Rhipicentor spp
Rhipicephalus spp
Important Argasid Ticks
Argas spp
Carios spp
Ornithodoros spp
Otobius spp
Tick Removal
Tick Control