by Anastasia Bowman | Jun 20, 2014
Otobius lagophilus Cooley and Kohls, 1940 ETYMOLOGY:Oto = ear and bius = way of life; along with Lago = hare and philus = loving. SYNONYMS: None. HISTORY:Otobiuslagophilus was first described by Cooley and Kohls in 1940. It is another soft tick that may parasitize...
by Anastasia Bowman | Jun 20, 2014
Otobius megnini (Dugès, 1844) Banks, 1912 (Figures 5-02 through 5-04) ETYMOLOGY:Oto = ear and bius = way of life; along with megnini for Dr. Megnin. SYNONYMS:Argasmegnini Dugès, 1884; Rhyncopriumspinosum, Marx; Ornithodoros megnini (Dugès, 1844) Neumann, 1911....
by Anastasia Bowman | Jun 20, 2014
Ornithodorus puertoriciensis Fox, 1947 Ornithodorus puertoriciensis was originally described from the nests of rats in Puerto Rico. Dr. Fox (1977) found two engorged larvae on a kitten from the Santurce section of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The next day, three more larvae...
by Anastasia Bowman | Jun 20, 2014
Ornithodorostalaje (Guèrin-Méneville, 1849) Neumann, 1911 (Figure 5-1) ETYMOLOGY: Ornitho = bird and doros = leather bag; along with talaje for SYNONYMS:Argastalaje Guèrin-Méneville, 1849; Alectorobiustalaje (Guèrin-Méneville, 1849) Pocock, 1907. HISTORY:Ornithodorus...
by Anastasia Bowman | Jun 20, 2014
ARGASIDAE Argasid or soft ticks are obligate ectoparasites of a wide variety of flying and land vertebrates. Most soft ticks reside in the dens, burrows, caves, and nests of their hosts and require multiple hosts to complete the prolonged, physiologically slow...
