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Argas persicus
GBIF:181010828
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As mentioned above, Argas persicus, a Palearctic species, can be easily confounded with other Argas species during identification, and many reports of A. persicus on poultry in the Neotropics may actually represent misidentifications of A. miniatus or another related species (Kohls et al. 1970).
Basu, A. K., Basu, M., Adesiyun, A. A. (2012): A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago. Acarologia 52 (1): 39-50, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122034, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20122034
Hart (1899) documented the presence of the fowl tick Argas persicus and presumed that these ticks were imported from the United States to Trinidad and Tobago. He observed that the infested birds sat down, dropped their wings and experienced fever. He also reported that dressing infested fowl with petroleum killed the ticks.
Basu, A. K., Basu, M., Adesiyun, A. A. (2012): A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago. Acarologia 52 (1): 39-50, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122034, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20122034
Distribution: Cosmopolitan (Cruz 2001).
Basu, A. K., Basu, M., Adesiyun, A. A. (2012): A Review On Ticks (Acari: Ixodoidea: Ixodidae, Argasidae), Associated Pathogens And Diseases Of Trinidad And Tobago. Acarologia 52 (1): 39-50, DOI: 10.1051/acarologia/20122034, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/acarologia/20122034
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