Schulze (1943B), referring to this species as Argas columbarun Shaw, 

 1793 > a name usually considered as a noraen rmdmi, cited as his 

 authority an apparently unpublished thesis on biology of the pigeon 

 argas by one K. H. I'luller (1939, Berlin), whose report I have not 

 seen. 



Note, under remarks for A. persicus , the characters of the sub- 

 genus Argas and that A, reflexus is considered to be the type spe- 

 cies of the genus and of the subgenus (page lU )• 



A tick of questionable systematic status. A, hermanni (Audoviin, 

 1827) is closely related to or identical with AT reflexus . When 

 commencing the st\3dy of this group (Hoogstraal"l952AJ it appeared 

 that the two were valid species but subsequent investigation has 

 left me with some doubts. Further observations are at present 

 under way. 



IDENTIFICATION 



Remarks under identification of A. persicus apply. Note that 

 the dorsal and ventral body periphery^of A, reflexus is composed 

 of irregular striations. 



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