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*Festoons
*Festoons
*Long palps
*Long palps
*Long legs
These ticks are distributed throughout tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa as well as in temperate North America. The large mouth parts cause large painful bites and allow the females to ingest large volumes of blood which can lead to anaemia.
These ticks are distributed throughout tropical and sub-tropical areas of Africa as well as in temperate North America. The large mouth parts cause large painful bites and allow the females to ingest large volumes of blood which can lead to anaemia.
====''Amblyomma variegatum''====
====''Amblyomma variegatum''====
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| Also known as:
| Bont ticks
variegated or tropical bont tick
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Found throughout Africa, this tick is very important in its ability to transmit ''Cowdria ruminatium'' ([[Heartwater|heartwater]]) in Africa as well as viral Nairobi sheep disease and [[Q fever]]. There is distinct variation in the appearance of the males and female, the males are highly ornate with orange markings on the scutum compared to the brown female with a large pale patch on the scutum.
==''Hyalomma spp.''==
==''Hyalomma spp.''==