Biology:Nothoaspis
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Short description: Genus of ticks
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| Subfamily: | Ornithodorinae
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| Genus: | Nothoaspis
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Nothoapis is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. It is very similar to those of the genus Antricola. The genus's origin is Nothoaspis reddelli, which is the only tick species with a false shield on the anterior half of its body, propagating both a new genus and a new species.[1]
References
- ↑ Keirans, James E.; Clifford, Carleton M. (1975-01-15). "Nothoaspis reddelli, New Genus and New Species (Ixodoidea: Argasidae), from a Bat Cave in Mexico" (in en). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 68 (1): 81–85. doi:10.1093/aesa/68.1.81. ISSN 0013-8746.
Wikidata ☰ Q15924601 entry
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