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Argas
Sign in to saveArgas is a genus of soft tick in the family Argasidae.
Species
Pigeon Tick
PHYLUM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
Observations102
Observations recorded374,725,944
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 53
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Argasidae
- Collections
- FCB-UANL, INDRE-SSA, LACM, AM, QM, WAM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Australia, Senegal, Pakistan
Research
556 papers- [Argas and arbovirus update].Bulletin de la Societe de pathologie exotique (1990) · 1996
- Novel Genotypes of Nidicolous Argas Ticks and Their Associated Microorganisms From Spain.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2021
- Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases of Colorado, Including New State Records for Argas radiatus (Ixodida: Argasidae) and Ixodes brunneus (Ixodida: Ixodidae).Journal of medical entomology · 2021
- Controlling Argas arboreus and A. persicus (Acari: Argasidae) by Adiantum capillus-veneris L. extracts with phytochemical analysis.Veterinary parasitology · 2023
- Argas persicus and Carios vespertilionis Ticks Infesting Ducks, Domestic Fowls and Bats in Pakistan: First Report on Molecular Survey and Phylogenetic Position of Borrelia anserina.Veterinary sciences · 2023
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Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Image
- Argas spec columbidae.jpg
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- Argas
- taxon name
- Argas
- taxon rank
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- topic's main category
- Category:Argas
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Species
- Argas
- Persicargas
- References
Argas is a genus of soft tick in the family Argasidae.
==Species== Argas is one of six genera in the Argasid subfamily Argasinae. The genus currently contains 44 species over 2 subgenera.
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