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


Class
 
Arachnida
Lamarck, 1801
Arachnids
332
1603
5979
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Micrura
Ehrenberg, 1831
290
1407
5076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Acari
Nitzsch, 1818
Mites and Ticks
208
620
1628
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Parasitiformes
Reuter, 1909
Mites, Ticks
36
97
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Ixodida
Sundevall, 1833
Hard ticks, Soft ticks, Tick, Ticks
4
15
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Argasina
Van der Hammen, 1968
1
4
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Argasoidea
Koch, 1844
1
4
22
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
1 Family width 22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Argasidae C. L. Koch, 1844Soft tick22SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
4 Genera with 22 Species
Argas Latreille, 1968American Dog Tick10SpeciesTaxom
Carios Latreille, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Ornithodoros C. L. Koch, 1953Soft-bodied Tick8SpeciesTaxom
Otobius Banks, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
22 Species and 2 Subspecies
Argas (Carios) vespertilionis (Neumann, 1896)⇒ 
Argas (Persicargas) persicus (Oken, 1818)⇒ Argas miniatus Koch, 1844
Argas brumpti Neumann, 1907
Argas lahorensis Neumann, 1908
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 walkerae Kaiser & Hoo..., 1969Southern Fowl tampan
Argas zumpti Hoogstraal, ..., 1968Zumpt's South African Cape-vulture argasid
Carios (Carios) vespertilionis Latreille, 1796Bat tampan
Carios capensis Neumann, 1901Seabird soft tick
Carios cordiformis (Hoogstraal &..., 1967)⇒ Carios confusus Hoogstraal, 1955
Carios rudis Karsch, 1880
Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) compactus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros moubata (Murray, 1877)⇒ Ornithodoros apertus Walton, 1962
Ornithodoros pavimentosus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Ornithodoros porcinus porcinus Walton, 1962Eyeless tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827African eyed tampan
Ornithodoros savignyi caecus (Neumann, 1901)⇒ Ornithodoros savignyi Audouin, 1827
Ornithodoros zumpti Heisch & Gug..., 1953
Otobius megnini Dugès, 1884Ear tick

Subnodes of Argasoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyArgasidae
C. L. Koch, 1844
soft tick, Soft ticks
4
22
Genera
Species

Taxom