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Checklist for Family Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844 (soft tick)
and region Continents


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
884
13693
139040
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
716
10940
121991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
545
5349
54991
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
110
908
11704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
4
36
1349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Argasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
9
295
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Argasoidea
Koch, 1844
1
9
295
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyArgasidae
C. L. Koch, 1844
Soft tick, Soft ticks
9
295
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
9 Genera with 295 Species
Alectorobius Pocock, 19478SpeciesTaxom
Antricola Cooley & Kohls, 196717SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1968American Dog Tick68SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 198484SpeciesTaxom
Nothoaspis Keirans & Cl..., 19693SpeciesTaxom
Ogadenus Pospelova-Sh..., 19984SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1953Soft-bodied Tick119SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodorus C. L. Koch, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 19633SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
295 Species and 5 Subspecies
Alectorobius (Alectorobius) coniceps (Pocock, 1909)⇒ Carios coniceps Canestrini, 1890
Alectorobius (Alectorobius) maritimus (Camicas, 1998)⇒ Carios maritimus Vermeil & Ma..., 1967
Alectorobius (Theriodoros) erraticus (Pospelova-Sh..., 1953)⇒ Carios erraticus Lucas, 1849
Alectorobius (Theriodoros) tholozani (Camicas & al., 1998)⇒ Ornithodoros tholozani Laboulbène &..., 1882
Alectorobius hasei (Schulze, 1935)⇒ Carios hasei Schulze, 1935
Alectorobius puertoricensis (Fox, 1947)⇒ Carios puertoricensis Fox, 1947
Antricola (Parantricola) marginatus (Banks, 1910)⇒ Carios marginatus Banks, 1910
Antricola armasi (De La Cruz &..., 1995)⇒ Carios armasi de la Cruz &..., 1995
Antricola centralis (De La Cruz &..., 1995)⇒ Carios centralis de la Cruz &..., 1995
Antricola cernyi (de la Cruz, 1978)⇒ Carios cernyi de la Cruz, 1978
Antricola coprophilus (McIntosh, 1935)⇒ Carios coprophilus McIntosh, 1935
Antricola delacruzi Estrada-Pena..., 2004
Antricola granasi (de la Cruz, 1973)⇒ Carios granasi de la Cruz, 1973
Antricola guglielmonei Estrada-Pena..., 2004
Antricola habanensis (de la Cruz, 1976)⇒ Carios habanensis de la Cruz, 1976
Antricola hummelincki De La Cruz &..., 1995
Antricola inexpectata Estrada-Peña..., 2004
Antricola martelorum de la Cruz, 1978
Antricola mexicanus (Hoffmann, 1958)⇒ Carios mexicanus Hoffmann, 1959
Antricola naomiae (de la Cruz, 1978)⇒ Carios naomiae de la Cruz, 1978
Antricola occidentalis (de la Cruz, 1978)⇒ Carios occidentalis de la Cruz, 1978
Antricola siboneyi (De La Cruz &..., 1995)⇒ Carios siboneyi de la Cruz &..., 1995
Antricola silvai (ÄŒerný, 1967)⇒ Carios silvai Cerny, 1967
Argas (Argas) macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas (Argas) polonicus Siuda, Hoogs..., 1979
Argas (Argas) reflexus (Fabricius, 1794)⇒ Argas vulgaris Filippova, 1961
Argas (Argas) tridentatus Filippova, 1961
Argas (Carios) vespertilionis (Neumann, 1896)⇒ 
Argas (Persicargas) gilcolladoi Estrada-Peña..., 1987
Argas (Persicargas) keiransi Estrada-Peña..., 2003
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas (Persicargas) robertsi Hoogstraal, ..., 1968Robert's Australian bird argasid
Argas (Secretargas) transgariepinus (White, 1846)⇒ Argas theilerae Hoogstraal &..., 1970
Argas abdussalami Hoogstraal &..., 1965
Argas acinus Whittick, 1938
Argas africolumbae Hoogstraal, ..., 1975
Argas americana (Townsend, 1893)⇒ Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884
Argas arboreus Kaiser, Hoog..., 1964Egyptian heron rookery argasid
Argas assimilis Teng & Song, 1983
Argas beijingensis Teng, 1983
Argas brevipes Banks, 1908
Argas brumpti Neumann, 1907
Argas bureschi Dryenski, 1957
Argas canestrinii Birula, 1895
Argas columbarum (Schulze, 1932)⇒ 
Argas cooleyi McIvor, 1941Cliff swallow tick
Argas cucumerinus Neumann, 1901Peruvian cucumiform argasid
Argas dalei Clifford, Ke..., 1976Dale´s Peruvian burrowing-owl argasid
Argas daviesi Kaiser & Hoo..., 1973
Argas delanoei Roubaud & Co..., 1931
Argas dewae (Kaiser & Hoo..., 1974)⇒ Carios dewae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1974
Argas dulus Keirans, Cli..., 1971
Argas eboris Theiler, 1959
Argas echinops Hoogstraal, ..., 1967
Argas falco Kaiser & Hoo..., 1974
Argas foleyi Parrot, 1928
Argas giganteus Kohls & Clif..., 1968
Argas hermanni (Audouin, 1827)⇒ Argas macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas himalayensis Hoogstraal &..., 1973
Argas hoogstraali Morel & Vass..., 1965
Argas japonicus Yamaguti, Cl..., 1968
Argas lagenoplastis Froggatt, 1906Australian fairy martin argasid
Argas lahorensis Neumann, 1908
Argas latus Filippova, 1961
Argas lowryae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1975
Argas macrodermae (Hoogstraal &..., 1977)⇒ Carios macrodermae Hoogstraal, ..., 1977
Argas magnus Neumann, 1896Ecuadorian pyriform argasid
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Argas monachus Keirans, Rad..., 1973
Argas monolakensis Schwan, Corw..., 1992
Argas moreli Keirans, Hoo..., 1979
Argas neghmei Kohls & Hoog..., 1961Neghme´s South American bird argasid
Argas nullarborensis Hoogstraal &..., 1973
Argas peringueyi Bedford & He..., 1925
Argas peusi Schulze, 1943
Argas pipistrellae (Audouin, 1832)⇒ 
Argas pusillus (Kohls, 1950)⇒ Carios pusillus Kohls, 1950
Argas quadridentatus Heath, 2012
Argas radiatus Railliet, 1893North American bird Argas
Argas ricei Hoogstraal, ..., 1975
Argas sanchezi Dugès, 1887Adobe tick
Argas streptopelia Kaiser, Hoog..., 1970African dove argasid
Argas striatus Bedford, 1932
Argas theilerae Hoogstraal &..., 1970Theiler's African White-backed vulture argasid
Argas transversus (Hoogstraal &..., 1966)⇒ Ornithodoros transversus Banks, 1902
Argas vansomereni Keirans, Hoo..., 1977Van Someren's Kenya swallow-nest argasid
Argas vulgaris Filippova, 1961
Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Argas zumpti Hoogstraal, ..., 1968Zumpt's South African Cape-vulture argasid
Carios (Carios) vespertilionis Latreille, 1796Bat tampan
Carios amblus Chamberlin, 1920Peruvian marine bird argasid
Carios armasi de la Cruz &..., 1995
Carios australiensis Kohls & Hoog..., 1962
Carios azteci Matheson, 1935
Carios batuensis Hirst, 1929
Carios boueti Roubaud & Co..., 1933
Carios brodyi Matheson, 1935
Carios camicasi Sylla, Corne..., 1997
Carios capensis Neumann, 1901Seabird soft tick
Carios casebeeri Jones & Clif..., 1972
Carios centralis de la Cruz &..., 1995
Carios cernyi de la Cruz, 1978
Carios ceylonensis Hoogstraal &..., 1968Ceylon elliptical bat argas
Carios cheikhi Vermeil, Mar..., 1997
Carios chironectes Jones & Clif..., 1972
Carios chiropterphila Dhanda & Raj..., 1971Sagar bat tick
Carios clarki Jones & Clif..., 1972
Carios collocaliae Hoogstraal, ..., 1974
Carios concanensis Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Carios confusus Hoogstraal, 1955
Carios coniceps Canestrini, 1890
Carios coprophilus McIntosh, 1935
Carios cordiformis (Hoogstraal &..., 1967)⇒ Carios confusus Hoogstraal, 1955
Carios cyclurae de la Cruz, 1984
Carios darwini Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios daviesi Kaiser & Hoo..., 1973
Carios denmarki Kohls, Sonen..., 1965
Carios dewae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1974Dew's Australian bat argasid
Carios dusbabeki Cerny, 1967
Carios dyeri Cooley & Kohls, 1940
Carios echimys Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios eptesicus Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios erraticus Lucas, 1849
Carios faini Hoogstraal, 1960
Carios galapagensis Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios granasi de la Cruz, 1973
Carios habanensis de la Cruz, 1976
Carios hadiae Klompen, Kei..., 1995
Carios hasei Schulze, 1935
Carios hummelincki de la Cruz &..., 1995
Carios jerseyi Klompen & Gr..., 2001
Carios jul Schulze, 1940
Carios kelleyi Cooley & Kohls, 1941Bat Tick
Carios kohlsi Guglielmone ..., 2002
Carios macrodermae Hoogstraal, ..., 1977
Carios madagascariensis Hoogstraal, 1962
Carios marginatus Banks, 1910
Carios marinkellei Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios maritimus Vermeil & Ma..., 1967Marine argasid
Carios marmosae Jones & Clif..., 1972
Carios martelorum de la Cruz, 1978
Carios mexicanus Hoffmann, 1959
Carios mimon Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios mormoops Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios naomiae de la Cruz, 1978
Carios natalinus Cerny & Dusb..., 1967
Carios occidentalis de la Cruz, 1978
Carios papuensis Klompen, Kei..., 1995
Carios peropteryx Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios peruvianus Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios piriformis Warburton, 1918
Carios puertoricensis Fox, 1947
Carios pusillus Kohls, 1950
Carios reddelli Keirans & Cl..., 1975
Carios rennellensis Clifford & S..., 1962
Carios rossi Kohls, Sonen..., 1965
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Carios salahi Hoogstraal, 1953
Carios sawaii Kitaoka & Su..., 1973
Carios setosus Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Carios siboneyi de la Cruz &..., 1995
Carios silvai Cerny, 1967
Carios sinensis Jeu & Zhu, 1982
Carios spheniscus Hoogstraal, ..., 1985Humboldt penguin argasid
Carios stageri Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Carios tadaridae Cerny & Dusb..., 1967
Carios talaje Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Carios tiptoni Jones & Clif..., 1972
Carios tuttlei Jones & Clif..., 1972
Carios viguerasi Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Carios yumatensis Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Carios yunkeri Keirans, Cli..., 1984
Nothoaspis amazoniensis Nava, Veneza..., 2010
Nothoaspis reddelli (Keirans & Cl..., 1975)⇒ Carios reddelli Keirans & Cl..., 1975
Nothoaspis setosus Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Ogadenus (Proknekalia) peusi (Pospelova-Sh..., 1969)⇒ Argas peusi Schulze, 1943
Ogadenus (Secretargas) transgariepinus (Camicas & al., 1998)⇒ 
Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) capensis (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Carios maritimus Vermeil & Ma..., 1967
Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) coniceps (Clifford, Ko..., 1964)⇒ Carios maritimus Vermeil & Ma..., 1967
Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) maritimus (Vermeil & Ma..., 1967)⇒ Carios capensis Neumann, 1901
Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) compactus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) erraticus (Lucas, 1849)⇒ Ornithodoros sonrai Sautet & Wit..., 1943
Ornithodoros alactagalis Issaakjan, 1936
Ornithodoros amblus (Chamberlin, 1920)⇒ Carios amblus Chamberlin, 1920
Ornithodoros antiquus G. O. Poinar, 1995
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros arenicolous Hoogstraal, 1953
Ornithodoros asperus Warburton, 1918
Ornithodoros atacamensis Muñoz-Leal, ..., 2016
Ornithodoros azteci Matheson, 1935
Ornithodoros batuensis Dumbleton, 1958
Ornithodoros brasiliensis Aragão, 1923
Ornithodoros brodyi Matheson, 1935
Ornithodoros casebeeri Jones & Clif..., 1972
Ornithodoros cavernicolous Dantas-Torre..., 2012
Ornithodoros chironectes Jones & Clif..., 1972
Ornithodoros clarki Jones & Clif..., 1972
Ornithodoros concanensis (Clifford, Ko..., 1964)⇒ Carios concanensis Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros cooleyi McIvor, 1941
Ornithodoros coriaceus Koch, 1844Pajahuello tick
Ornithodoros costalis Diatta, Boua..., 2013
Ornithodoros cyclurae de la Cruz, 1985
Ornithodoros darwini Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Ornithodoros delanoei acinus (Whittick, 1938)⇒ Argas acinus Whittick, 1938
Ornithodoros denmarki (Kohls, Sonen..., 1965)⇒ Carios denmarki Kohls, Sonen..., 1965
Ornithodoros dunni (Matheson, 1935)⇒ Carios hasei Schulze, 1935
Ornithodoros dusbabeki Cerny, 1967
Ornithodoros dyeri (Cooley & Kohls, 1940)⇒ Carios dyeri Cooley & Kohls, 1940
Ornithodoros echimys Jones & Clif..., 1972
Ornithodoros elongatus Kohls, Sonen..., 1965
Ornithodoros eptesicus Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Ornithodoros eremicus Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros faccinii Barros-Batte..., 2015
Ornithodoros faini (Hoogstraal, 1960)⇒ Carios faini Hoogstraal, 1960
Ornithodoros fonsecai Labruna & Ve..., 2009
Ornithodoros furcosus Neumann, 1908
Ornithodoros galapagensis Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Ornithodoros graingeri Heisch & Gug..., 1953
Ornithodoros grenieri Klein, 1965
Ornithodoros guaporensis Nava, Venzal..., 2013
Ornithodoros gurneyi Warburton, 1926Kangaroo soft tick
Ornithodoros hadiae Klompen, Kei..., 1995
Ornithodoros hasei Clifford, Ko..., 1964
Ornithodoros hermsi Wheeler, Her..., 1935
Ornithodoros huajianensis Sun, Xu, Liu..., 2019
Ornithodoros indica Rau & Rao, 1971
Ornithodoros jerseyi Klompen & Gr..., 2001
Ornithodoros jul (Clifford, Ko..., 1964)⇒ Carios jul Schulze, 1940
Ornithodoros kairouanensis Trape, Diatt..., 2013
Ornithodoros kalahariensis Bakkes, de K..., 2018
Ornithodoros kelleyi (Cooley & Kohls, 1941)⇒ Carios kelleyi Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros knoxjonesi (Jones & Clif..., 1972)⇒ Carios dyeri Cooley & Kohls, 1940
Ornithodoros kohlsi Guglielmone ..., 2002
Ornithodoros lahillei Venzal, Gonz..., 2015
Ornithodoros macmillani Hoogstraal &..., 1966Possum soft tick
Ornithodoros marginatus (Banks, 1910)⇒ Carios marginatus Banks, 1910
Ornithodoros marinkellei Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Ornithodoros marmosae Jones & Clif..., 1972
Ornithodoros marocanus Velu, 1919
Ornithodoros merionesi Trape, Diatt..., 2013
Ornithodoros microlophi Venzal, Nava..., 2013
Ornithodoros miliaris Karsch, 1880
Ornithodoros mimon Jones & Clif..., 1972
Ornithodoros montensis Venzal, Cast..., 2019
Ornithodoros mormoops Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros multisetosus Klompen, Kei..., 1995
Ornithodoros natalinus Cerny & Dusb..., 1967
Ornithodoros nattereri Warburton, 1927
Ornithodoros nicollei Mooser, 1932
Ornithodoros noorsveldensis Bakkes, de K..., 2018
Ornithodoros normandi Larrousse, 1923
Ornithodoros occidentalis Trape, Diatt..., 2013
Ornithodoros papuensis Klompen, Kei..., 1995
Ornithodoros parkeri Cooley, 1936
Ornithodoros pavimentosus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Ornithodoros peropteryx Jones & Clif..., 1972
Ornithodoros peruvianus Kohls, Cliff..., 1969
Ornithodoros phacochoerus Bakkes, de K..., 2018
Ornithodoros porcinus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Ornithodoros porcinus avivora Walton, 1979
Ornithodoros porcinus domesticus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Ornithodoros porcinus porcinus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Ornithodoros procaviae Theodor & Costa, 1960
Ornithodoros puertoricensis Fox, 1947
Ornithodoros quilinensis Venzal, Nava..., 2012
Ornithodoros rennellensis Clifford & S..., 1962
Ornithodoros rietcorreai Labruna, Nav..., 2016
Ornithodoros rondoniensis Labruna, Ter..., 2008
Ornithodoros rossi Kohls, Sonen..., 1965
Ornithodoros rostratus Aragão, 1911
Ornithodoros rudis (Karsch, 1880)⇒ Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Ornithodoros rupestris Trape, Bitam..., 2013
Ornithodoros salahi (Hoogstraal, 1953)⇒ Carios salahi Hoogstraal, 1953
Ornithodoros saraivai Muñoz-Leal &..., 2017
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi caecus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Ornithodoros solomonis Dumbleton, 1958
Ornithodoros sonrai Sautet & Wit..., 1943
Ornithodoros spheniscus Hoogstraal &..., 1985
Ornithodoros stageri (Cooley & Kohls, 1941)⇒ Carios stageri Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros tadaridae Cerny & Dusb..., 1967
Ornithodoros talaje (Clifford, Ko..., 1964)⇒ Carios talaje Guérin-Ménev..., 1849
Ornithodoros tartakovskyi Olenev, 1931
Ornithodoros tholozani Laboulbène &..., 1882Cave tick
Ornithodoros tiptoni Jones & Clif..., 1972
Ornithodoros transversus Banks, 1902
Ornithodoros turicata Dugès, 1876Relapsing fever tick
Ornithodoros tuttlei Jones & Clif..., 1972
Ornithodoros viguerasi (Cooley & Kohls, 1941)⇒ Carios viguerasi Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros waterbergensis Bakkes, de K..., 2018
Ornithodoros xerophylus Venzal, Mang..., 2015
Ornithodoros yumatensis (Cooley & Kohls, 1941)⇒ Carios yumatensis Cooley & Kohls, 1941
Ornithodoros yunkeri Keirans, Cli..., 1984
Ornithodoros zumpti Heisch & Gug..., 1953
Ornithodorus gurneyi (Warburton, 1926)⇒ Ornithodoros gurneyi Warburton, 1926
Otobius lagophilus Cooley & Kohls, 1940
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick
Otobius sparnus Kohls & Clif..., 1963

Subnodes of Argasidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyArgasinae
C. L. Koch, 1844
4
72
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyOrnithodorinae
Pospelova-Shtrom, 1946
4
206
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Argasidae at artfakta.se
Argasidae at biodiversity.org.au
Argasidae at dyntaxa.se
Argasidae at gbif.org
Argasidae at irmng.org
Argasidae at itis.gov
Argasidae at marinespecies.org