About Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844
Amblyomma hebraeum Koch, 1844 is a tick species with clear physical differences between males and females. The male conscutum has a dappled pattern across various shades and colors. The female’s scutum is dappled, but her alloscutum is solid black. Both the male conscutum and the female alloscutum are edged with a fringe of prominent festoons. The legs are either dark (swarthy) or reddish, and appear paler at the joints. Males measure 4 to 6mm in length when unengorged. Females can reach up to 20mm in length when fully engorged after feeding. This tick is native to eastern and northern South Africa, Eswatini, eastern Botswana, most of Zimbabwe, and southern Mozambique. To the north of its range and in Madagascar, this species is replaced by the tropical bont tick, though the two species overlap locally in some areas.
