Prevalence and Species Identification of Ixodid Ticks of Small Ruminants in Benadir Region, Somalia

Table 5

Sex ratio of tick burden in small ruminants.

Tick species	Male tick	Female tick	Male : Female ratio
Rh. pulchellus	234	189	1.24
Rh. evertsi evertsi	41	14	2.9
Rh. pravus	27	9	3
Rh. lunulatus	24	11	2.18
Rh. bursa	10	6	1.6
Rh. turanicus	11	2	5.5
A. lepidum	19	15	1.26
A. gemma	14	8	1.75
H. truncatum	13	4	3.25
Total	393	258	1.5