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Checklist for Superfamily Argasoidea Koch, 1844
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
531
4342
23365
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
462
3675
20216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
363
1893
8353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
64
279
1555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
4
18
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Argasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
5
60
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Argasoidea
Koch, 1844
1
5
60
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
1 Family width 60 Species and 5 Subspecies
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick60SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
5 Genera with 60 Species
Alectorobius Pocock, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Argas Latreille, 1968American Dog Tick23SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 188010SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1953Soft-bodied Tick29SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
60 Species and 5 Subspecies
Alectorobius (Theriodoros) erraticus (Pospelova-Sh..., 1953)⇒ Carios erraticus Lucas, 1849
Argas (Argas) macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas (Carios) vespertilionis (Neumann, 1896)⇒ 
Argas (Persicargas) keiransi Estrada-Peña..., 2003
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas acinus Whittick, 1938
Argas africolumbae Hoogstraal, ..., 1975
Argas arboreus Kaiser, Hoog..., 1964Egyptian heron rookery argasid
Argas brumpti Neumann, 1907
Argas delanoei Roubaud & Co..., 1931
Argas eboris Theiler, 1959
Argas echinops Hoogstraal, ..., 1967
Argas foleyi Parrot, 1928
Argas hermanni (Audouin, 1827)⇒ Argas macrostigmatus Filippova, 1961
Argas hoogstraali Morel & Vass..., 1965
Argas lahorensis Neumann, 1908
Argas latus Filippova, 1961
Argas miniatus Koch, 1844Chicken tick
Argas peringueyi Bedford & He..., 1925
Argas striatus Bedford, 1932
Argas theilerae Hoogstraal &..., 1970Theiler's African White-backed vulture argasid
Argas vansomereni Keirans, Hoo..., 1977Van Someren's Kenya swallow-nest argasid
Argas walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Argas zumpti Hoogstraal, ..., 1968Zumpt's South African Cape-vulture argasid
Carios (Carios) vespertilionis Latreille, 1796Bat tampan
Carios camicasi Sylla, Corne..., 1997
Carios capensis Neumann, 1901Seabird soft tick
Carios cheikhi Vermeil, Mar..., 1997
Carios cordiformis (Hoogstraal &..., 1967)⇒ Carios confusus Hoogstraal, 1955
Carios erraticus Lucas, 1849
Carios faini Hoogstraal, 1960
Carios madagascariensis Hoogstraal, 1962
Carios mexicanus Hoffmann, 1959
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) compactus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) erraticus (Lucas, 1849)⇒ Ornithodoros sonrai Sautet & Wit..., 1943
Ornithodoros antiquus G. O. Poinar, 1995
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros costalis Diatta, Boua..., 2013
Ornithodoros delanoei acinus (Whittick, 1938)⇒ Argas acinus Whittick, 1938
Ornithodoros faini (Hoogstraal, 1960)⇒ Carios faini Hoogstraal, 1960
Ornithodoros graingeri Heisch & Gug..., 1953
Ornithodoros grenieri Klein, 1965
Ornithodoros kairouanensis Trape, Diatt..., 2013
Ornithodoros kalahariensis Bakkes, de K..., 2018
Ornithodoros marocanus Velu, 1919
Ornithodoros merionesi Trape, Diatt..., 2013
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros noorsveldensis Bakkes, de K..., 2018
Ornithodoros normandi Larrousse, 1923
Ornithodoros occidentalis Trape, Diatt..., 2013
Ornithodoros pavimentosus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
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 rupestris Trape, Bitam..., 2013
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi caecus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Ornithodoros sonrai Sautet & Wit..., 1943
Ornithodoros waterbergensis Bakkes, de K..., 2018
Ornithodoros zumpti Heisch & Gug..., 1953
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick

Subnodes of Argasoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyArgasidae
C. L. Koch, 1844
soft tick, Soft ticks
5
60
Genera
Species

Taxom