Rhipicentor

Rhipicentor is an African genus of hard ticks.^[1] The genus parasitises a range of domestic and sylvatic Carnivora and Mammalia hosts.^[2] The genus forms part of the Rhipicephalinae subfamily, along with Dermacentor, Margaropus, Rhipicephalus, Hyalomma and Nosomma.^[3] There are no records of Rhipicentor human parasitism, but R. nuttalli can cause tick paralysis in dogs.^[2]

Rhipicentor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Ixodidae
Subfamily:	Rhipicephalinae
Genus:	Rhipicentor Nuttall & Warburton, 1908
Type species
Rhipicentor bicornis Nuttall & Warburton, 1908 host unknown, North Nyassa (Malawi)

Species

• Rhipicentor bicornis Nuttall & Warburton, 1908^[1]
• Rhipicentor nuttalli Cooper, Cantab & Robinson, 1908^[4]

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.