Genus Argas 



1893, p. 715.— Neumann, 1888, p. 89 ; 1892 a, p. 92 ; 1892 b, p. 96; 1896, p. 3, 

 etc., and 1908, p. 26.— Blanchard, 1890, p. 329.— Canestrini, 1890, p. 530; 1892, 

 p. 582.— Trouessart, 1891, p. 290; 1892, p. 35.— Efisio, 1892, p. 257.— Marx, 

 1892, p. 233.— Du Buysson, 1896.— Monioz, 1896, pp. 499-509.— Osborn, 1896, 

 p. 255.— Morgan, 1899, p. 137.— Ward, 1900a, p. 196; 1900b, p. 437.— Salmon 

 and Stiles, 1901, p. 401.— Banks, 1904, p. 45.— Aclogue, 1905, p. 536 (in- 

 accessible).— Donitz, 1907, p. 24.— Pocock, 1907, p. 189.— Nuttall, 1908, p. 390. 

 — Banks, 1908, p. 14, and many recent authors making casual mention. 

 (Not to be confused with Argas Seoul., 1835, crustacean ; Arges Hann., 1835, 

 crustacean ; Arges Goldf., 1839, crustacean ; Arges Val., 1840, fish ; Argus 

 Boh., 1761, mollusk ; Argus Scop., 1777, lepidopteron ; Argus Poli, 1795, 

 mollusk; Argus Temm., 1815, bird; Argus Walk., 1837, arachnoid.) 

 Carios Latreille, 1796, p. 176 ; 1806, p. 161.— Kolenati, 1857, p. 16.— Canestrini, 



1890, p. 480.— Neumann, 1896, p. 19. 

 Khynchoprion Hermann, 1804, p. 69.— Heyden, 1826, p. 612.— Treviranus, 1831, 

 p. 188.— Latreille, 1829, p. 288.— Canestrini, 1890, p. 531.— Trouessart, 1891, 

 p. 290.— Railliet, 1893, p. 715.— Neumann, 1896, p. 3. 



(Not to be confused with lihynchoprion or Rhyncoprion Oken, 1815, dipteron ; 

 Rhynchoprium Marx, 1895, arachnoid.) 

 Caris Latreille, 1806, p. 161 ; type, vespertilionis { = Carios renamed for no obvious 

 reason); 1829, p. 290.— Bisso, 1826, p. 182.— Heyden, 1826, p. 613.— Latreille, 

 1835, p. 511.— Gerstaecker, 1863, p. 343. (See also Audouin, 1832, p. 413.)— 

 Duges, 1834 c, p. 14 (regards it as Argas larva). — Kolenati, 1857, p. 15 ; 1858, 

 p. 4.— Murray, 1877, p. 181. — Canestrini and Fanzago, 1877, p. 184. — Haller, 

 1882, p. 312.— Canestrini, 1890, p. 480.— Trouessart, 1891, p. 290.— Neumann, 

 1896, p. 19.— Pocock, 1907, p. 189. 

 (Not to be confused with Caris Fisch., 1821, col.) 

 " Bhyachoprion (sic) Hermann," of Duges, 1834 c, p. 14. 



In our opinion the genus Argas comprises six well established 

 species : 



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1. persicus ......... 8 



2. reflexus 22 



3. transgariepinus 29 



4. brumpti 30 



5. aequalis 33 



6. vespertilionis 34 



There are four doubtful species : 



7. cucumerinus (possibly = reflexus var. magnus) . . 28 



8. hermanni (near to reflexus var. magnus) ... 27 



9. transversa Banks, 1902, p. 70, PI. II, Fig. 9. (Species 



founded on one specimen ; description insufficient.) 

 10. brevipes Banks, 1908, p. 15, PI. I, Figs. 3, 4. (Descrip- 

 tion insufficient. Legs shorter than in A. persicus; 

 may be but a variety.) 



