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

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

Three species of Otobius are recognized.

• Otobius lagophilus Cooley & Kohls, 1940
• Otobius megnini Dugès, 1883
• Otobius sparnus Kohls & Clifford, 1963

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/

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