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Definition of Argasidae
1. Noun. Soft ticks.
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Family
Group relationships: Acarina, Order Acarina
Member holonyms: Argasid, Soft Tick
Medical Definition of Argasidae
1. Family of ticks (superfamily Ixodoidea, order Acarina), the soft ticks, so called because of their wrinkled, leathery, tuberculated appearance that fills out when the tick is engorged with blood. A dorsal shield (scutum) is not present; the mouthparts (capitulum) are subterminal or ventral in a depression (camerostome) that extends above the capitulum to form the anterior margin of the cephalothorax (hood). Argasidae contains 4 genera: Argas, Ornithodoros, Otobius, and Antricola; argasid ticks, chiefly species of Ornithodoros, harbor and transmit spirochetes of the genus Borrelia that cause relapsing fever in birds and mammals. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Argasidae
Literary usage of Argasidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Medical Entomology by William Albert Riley, Oskar Augustus Johannsen (1915)
"In habits and life history the Argasidae present striking characteristics. ...
Owing to the Argasidae infesting the habitats of their hosts, ..."
2. Animal Parasites and Human Disease by Asa Crawford Chandler (1922)
"There are two families of ticks, the Argasidae and the Ixodidae. The Argasidae
include the bird ticks and their allies, which are distinguished from the ..."
3. The Encyclopedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"It is singular that the Argasidae, which are for the most part parasitic upon
birds, contain the only species of ticks, especially O ..."
4. Natural Emirates: Wildlife and Environment of the United Arab Emirates by Peter Vine (1996)
"The family Argasidae contains two genera: Argus which are associated with birds,
bats or their nesting/resting places, ..."
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