Species Otobius megnini (Dugès, 1884)

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• Argas megnini Dugès, A.A.D. 1884. Turicata y garrapata de Guanajuato. Naturaleza (México) 6: 195-198.

Introduction

Some 20th century authors reported that Otobius megnini occured in Australia (for example, Sonenshine et al. 1966; Hoogstraal 1973). These records appear to be derived from Kingston (1936), who reported this species on Australian horses in India. That record has been misinterpreted to mean that these specimens of O. megnini originated from Australia. Keirans & Pound (2003) reviewed these records, and concluded that O. megnini did not occur in Australia. However, this species has recently been found on horses near Perth (Mayberry 2003), so its presence in Australia is confirmed. Barker & Walker (2014) reviewed the biology and morphology of this species in detail.

General References

Barker, S.C., Walker, A.R. & Campelo, D. 2014. A list of the 70 species of Australian ticks; diagnostic guides to and species accounts of Ixodes holocyclus (paralysis tick), Ixodes cornuatus (southern paralysis tick) and Rhipicephalus australis (Australian cattle tick); and consideration of the place of Australia in the evolution of ticks with comments on four controversial ideas. International Journal for Parasitology 44: 941-953. (as Otobius megnini)

Barker, S.C. & Walker, A.R. 2014. Ticks of Australia. The species that infest domestic animals and humans. Zootaxa 3816: 1-144. (as Otobius megnini)

Hoogstraal, H. 1973. Ticks. pp. 398-424 in Flynn, R.J. (ed.). Parasites of Laboratory Animals. Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University Press. (as Otobius megnini)

Keirans, J.E. & Pound, J.M. 2003. An annotated bibliography of the spinose ear tick, Otobius megnini (Dugès, 1883) (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) 1883-2000. Systematic and Applied Acarology Special Publications 13: 1-68 (as Otobius megnini)

Kingston, J.S. 1936. Spinose ear tick in India. Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 7: 142-143 (as Otobius megnini)

Mayberry, C. 2003. Spinose ear tick (Otobius megnini). Western Australia Department of Agriculture Factsheet 1: 1 (as Otobius megnini)

Sonenshine, D.E., Clifford, C.M. & Kohls, G.M. 1966. The systematics of the subfamily Ornithodorinae (Acarina : Argasidae). III. Identification of the larvae of the eastern hemisphere. Annals of the Entomological Society of America 59: 92-122 (as Otobius megnini)

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