Description of a new soft tick species of the genus Ornithodoros Koch, 1844 (Acari: Argasidae) from Oman

Vial Laurence, Camicas Jean-Louis. 2009. Description of a new soft tick species of the genus Ornithodoros Koch, 1844 (Acari: Argasidae) from Oman. In : Fauna of Arabia. Mollusca, Amblypygi, Acari, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera, Diptera. vol. 24. by Friedhelm Krupp; Wilhelm Büttiker; Iyad Nader; Wolfgang Schneider (eds.). Basel : Karger, 135-143. ISBN 978-3-929907-80-3

Résumé : The morphological description of a new soft tick species collected in Oman twenty years ago by W. Büttiker is given. The features of the nymphs and the larvae are characteristic of the genus Ornithodoros Koch, 1844 and of the subgenus Alveonasus Schulze, 1941. Examination of the larvae shows a specific combination of an O. (A.) foleyi-like body setal formula and setal location, and an O. (A.) canestrinii-like dorsal plate, as well as a unique hypostome longer than in all other Ornithodoros (Alveonasus) species and a unique palpal article III as long as articles II and IV, unlike all other Ornithodoros (Alveonasus) species. This new species is named O. (A.) buettikeri as a token of our esteem for its discoverer. Its relationships with the other Ornithodoros (Alveonasus) species are discussed.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Ornithodoros, espèce nouvelle, morphologie animale, taxonomie

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Oman

Mots-clés complémentaires : Ornithodoros buettikeri

Classification Agris : L72 - Organismes nuisibles des animaux

Champ stratégique Cirad : Axe 4 (2005-2013) - Santé animale et maladies émergentes

Auteurs et affiliations

• Vial Laurence, CIRAD-BIOS-UMR CMAEE (FRA)
• Camicas Jean-Louis, IRD (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/572757/)

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