Navis (arachnid)
| Navis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Subfamily: | Argasinae |
| Genus: | Navis Mans et al., 2019 |
| Type species | |
| Argas striatus Bedford, 1932
| |
Navis is a genus of ticks belonging to the family Argasidae. It is one of six genera in the Argasid subfamily Argasinae [1][2] The genus is known from nests of sociable weaver birds in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The genus name is Latin for ship, as the tick's general shape, with parallel margins which round to a narrowed anterior, evokes the distinct appearance of a ship.[1]
Species
Navis currently contains 2 species:[1][2]
Notes
- ^ The placement of N. aequalis may be tentative, as known only from a single nymph, which was described as Orthodoros aequalis Neumann, 1901 as being "male or nymph",[3] then later Neumann, 1908 indicates it as a nymph after reviewing characters, saying (p.26) "comme il s'agissait d'une nymphe (pore génital ponctiforme)"[4]
References
- ^ a b c Mans, Ben J.; Featherston, Jonathan; Kvas, Marija; Pillay, Kerry-Anne; de Klerk, Daniel G.; Pienaar, Ronel; de Castro, Minique H.; Schwan, Tom G.; Lopez, Job E.; Teel, Pete; Pérez de León, Adalberto A.; Sonenshine, Daniel E.; Egekwu, Noble I.; Bakkes, Deon K.; Heyne, Heloise (2019-01-01). "Argasid and ixodid systematics: Implications for soft tick evolution and systematics, with a new argasid species list". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 10 (1): 219–240. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2018.09.010. ISSN 1877-959X.
- ^ a b Mans, Ben J.; Kelava, Samuel; Pienaar, Ronel; Featherston, Jonathan; de Castro, Minique H.; Quetglas, Juan; Reeves, Will K.; Durden, Lance A.; Miller, Myrna M.; Laverty, Theresa M.; Shao, Renfu; Takano, Ai; Kawabata, Hiroki; Moustafa, Mohamed Abdallah Mohamed; Nakao, Ryo (2021-07-01). "Nuclear (18S-28S rRNA) and mitochondrial genome markers of Carios (Carios) vespertilionis (Argasidae) support Carios Latreille, 1796 as a lineage embedded in the Ornithodorinae: re-classification of the Carios sensu Klompen and Oliver (1993) clade into its respective subgenera". Ticks and Tick-borne Diseases. 12 (4) 101688. doi:10.1016/j.ttbdis.2021.101688. ISSN 1877-959X.
- ^ Neumann, G., 1901. Révision de la famille des Ixodidés. 4e Mémoire. Mém. Soc. Zool. Fr. 14, 249–372.
- ^ Neumann, L.G., 1908. Notes sur les Ixodidés. VI. Arch. Parasitol. 12, 1–27.