Ixodida3 species

Family Soft Ticks (Argasidae)

Argasidae is a family in the order Ixodida. Browse 3 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Argasidae (3)

Carios kelleyi

"These ticks are usually noticed several months after house owners have successfully excluded bats from a roosting space. The ticks emerge from the former roosting space searching for food." … Jon Oliver

Ornithodoros turicata

spinose ear tick

Otobius megnini