Rhipicephalus shipleyi, Neumann, 1902

Robbins, Richard G., Nava, Santiago, Ronai, Isobel, Chong, Kaylin L. & Guglielmone, Alberto A., 2025, Type specimens of the world’s hard tick species (Acari: Ixodida: Ixodidae): collection data and depositories for all valid names and the current status of invalid names, Zootaxa 5606 (1), pp. 1-287 : 199

shipleyi Neumann, 1902 , Rhipicephalus

Neumann, L.G. (1902) Notes sur les ixodidés. Archives de Parasitologie, 6, 109–128.

Type depository: BMNH: syntype (a female) ( Keirans & Hillyard 2001)

Type locality: Sudan

Type host: Hyaena sp.

Current status: a synonym of Rhipicephalus praetextatus ( Camicas et al. 1998, Walker et al. 2000).

Comments: Neumann (1902) described Rhipicephalus shipleyi from several adult ticks allegedly deposited in the BMNH, but only a female specimen is currently held there ( Keirans & Hillyard 2001).