Otobius

Otobius
Otobius megnini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Argasidae
Genus:	Otobius N.Banks, 1912 [1]
Synonyms
Otophilus Torreggiani, 1912 [2]

Otobius is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. While similar to the genus Ornithodoros it is characterized by a vestigial hypostome in adults, despite being developed in nymphs, in addition to the absence of both eyes and hood.

Species

Two species of Otobius are recognized. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

• Otobius lagophilus Cooley & Kohls, 1940
• Otobius megnini Dugès, 1883

References

1. Proc. Ent. Soc. Washington, 14 page: 99
2. Otobius N.Banks, 1912 in GBIF Secretariat (2017). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-01-22.
3. IRMNG (2018). Otobius Banks, 1912. Accessed at: http://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1423214 on 2019-01-22
4. Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2019. The Animal Diversity Web (online). Accessed at https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Otobius/classification/
5. Mans, Ben J.; Featherston, Jonathan; Kvas, Marija; Pillay, Kerry-Anne; de Klerk, Daniel G.; Pienaar, Ronel; de Castro, Minique H.; Schwan, Tom G.; Lopez, Job E.; Teel, Pete; Pérez de León, Adalberto A.; Sonenshine, Daniel E.; Egekwu, Noble I.; Bakkes, Deon K.; Heyne, Heloise (2019-01-01). "Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10 (1): 219–240. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.09.010. ISSN   1877-959X.