Table 2.
List of the hosts and off-host sources where N. namaqua was collected in all the countries in which it occurs.
| Localities | Hosts | Life stages (Number of specimens) |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana ( Apanaskevich, 2021 ) | African savanna hare (Lepus microtis) | Larva (1) |
| Namaqua rock rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) | Larva (4) | |
| Black-backed jackal (Canis mesomelas) | Larva (1) | |
| Red rock rat (Aethomys chrysophilus) | Larva (1) | |
| Mozambique ( Apanaskevich, 2021 ) | Aethomys species | Larva (57) |
| Red rock rat (Aethomys chrysophilus) | Larva (6) | |
| Southern African spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus) | Larva (1) | |
| Namibia ( Keirans et al., 1976 ; Apanaskevich, 2021 ) a | Four-striped mice (Rhabdomys pumilio) | Larva (1) |
| Western rock elephant shrew (Elephantulus rupestris) | Larva (1) | |
| Namaqua rock rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) | Larva (32) | |
| Dassie rat (Petromus typicus) | Larva (2) | |
| Hairy-footed gerbil (Gerbillurus paeba) | Larva (1) | |
| Scrub hare (Lepus saxatilis) | Larva (1) | |
| Meerkats (Suricata suricata) | Adult (10 females) | |
| South Africa ( Bedford, 1931 ; Keirans et al., 1976 ; El Shoura et al., 1984 ; Mans et al., 2011 ; Horak et al., 2012 ; Apanaskevich, 2021 ; Stevens et al., 2022 ) | Brants’ whistling rat (Parotomys brantsii) b | Adult (1 female) |
| Namaqua rock rat (Micaelamys namaquensis) | Larva (155) c | |
| Red rock rat (Aethomys chrysophilus) | Larva (59) d | |
| Littledale’s whistling rat (Parotomys littledalei) e | Larva (4) | |
| Southern African spiny mouse (Acomys spinosissimus) f | Larva (9) | |
| Under stone g | Adult (1 female) | |
| Rock crevices h | Adults (14), nymphs (4) & larvae (12) | |
| Rock wall h | Adults (female) | |
| Collapsed eagle nest h | Nymph (1) | |
| On the ground i | Adults (female) | |
| Tanzania ( Keirans et al., 1976 ) | Nest of the lesser striped swallow | Adults (2 females) |
a All reported by Apanaskevich (2021) except meerkat (Keirans et al., 1976); breported by Keirans et al. (1976); c154 collected by Horak et al. (2012) while one is collected by Stevens et al. (2022); d58 collected by Horak et al. (2012) while one is collected by Apanaskevich (2021); ereported by Apanaskevich (2021); freported by Horak et al. (2012); greported by Bedford (1931); h reported by Mans et al. (2011); i reported by El Shoura et al. (1984).