Rhipicephalus

Etymology
From Ancient Greek ῥιπίς (rhíps, “mat”, “wickerwork”, “plaited work of osiers or rushes”, “fan for raising the fire”, “fan used by ladies”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”)

Also from Ancient Greek Βοός (boós): genitive singular of βοῦς (boûs): cow + φίλος (phílos): that which is loved or important: beloved, dear, of or from a friend, (less commonly): loving, friendly.

Proper noun
Boophilus was once considered a separate genus, but studies in the early 2000s resulted in Boophilus being made a subgenus of Rhipicephalus.

Hypernyms

 * ; - subfamily