page_title: Rhipicephalus pulchellus
section_title: Adult female
hierarchical_section_title: Rhipicephalus pulchellus / Description / Adult female
caption_attribution_description: English: Large "extreme" of female Rhipicephalus pulchellus, showing dorsal and ventral views of as well as its tarsus IV.
context_page_description: The zebra tick or yellow back tick is a species of hard tick. It is common in the Horn of Africa, with a habitat of the Rift Valley and eastward. It feeds upon a wide variety of species, including livestock, wild mammals, and humans, and can be a vector for various pathogens. The adult male has a distinctive black and ivory ornamentation on its scutum.
context_section_description: The female gnathosoma is slightly longer than it is broad, with dimensions of .8 mm × .77 mm (0.031 in × 0.030 in) to 1.02 mm × .98 mm (0.040 in × 0.039 in). Its scutum measure 1.82 mm × 1.68 mm (0.072 in × 0.066 in) to 2.5 mm × 2.17 mm (0.098 in × 0.085 in). Its scutum is mostly ivory colored and its alloscutum is dark brown.
caption: Large "extreme" of female R. pulchellus, showing dorsal and ventral views as well as its tarsus IV.[18]
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