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and scattered; the larger pits may form a radiating series on dorsal and ventral 

 surfaces, a median posterior row being longest. Eyes absent. 

 Type species. — Argas reflexus. 



The members of this genus are nocturnal in their habits and nourish 

 themselves by sucking blood of mammals and birds. Neumann, men- 

 tions eleven species. The most commonly known forms are — 



Argas reflexus of pigeons, which occasionally attacks man. 



Argas persicus^ the Persian Argas, a form which attacks man and 

 poultry. 



Argas mlniatus^ found on poultry and reported once for cattle. 

 The Chicken Tick {Argas miniatus)} 



(Figures 56-58, 69-81.) 



Specific diagnosis. — Argas: Body usually quite flat and thin, much like a bedbug 

 [Acanthias lectularia), but may be swollen so as to be convex both dorsally and ven- 



Argus Scop., 1777, lepidopteron; Argus Poli, 1795, mollusk; Argus Temm., 

 1815, bird; Argus Walk., 1837, arachnoid.] 



1796: Carios Latreille, 1796, p. 177. [See also Latreille, 1806, p. 161. — Kolenati, 

 1857, p. 16.— Canestrini, 1890, p. 480.— Neumann, 1896, p. 19.] 



1804: Rhynchoprion Hermann (1804, p. 69). — Treviranus, 1831, p. 188. [See also 

 Heyden, 1826, p. 612.— 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 Rhynchoprion or Rhyncoprion Oken, 1815, 

 dipteron; Rhynchoprium Marx, 1895, arachnoid.] 



1806: Caris Latreille, 1806, p. 161; type, vespertilionis [—Canos renamed]. — Idem, 

 1829, p. 290. -Risso, 1826, p. 182.— Heyden, 1826, p. 613.— Latreille, 1835, 

 pp. 511, 512. — Gerstaecker, 1863, p. 343. [See also Audouin, 1832, p. 413. — 

 DuGES, 1834c, p. 32.— Kolenati, 1857, pp. 15-17.— Idem, 1858, p. 4.— Murray, 

 1877, p. 181.— Canestrini & Fanzago, 1877, p. 1.84.— Haller, 1882, p. 312.— 

 Canestrini, 1890, p. 480.— Trouessart, 1891, pp. 290, 292, 293, 294.— Neu- 

 mann, 1896, p. 19.] [Not to be confused with Caris Fisch., 1821, col.] 



1834: ^'Rliyachoprion Hermann," of Duges, 1834c, p. 32. 



1894: "^r^ws Latreille," of Francis, 1894, p. 452. 



^Synonymy and Bibliography. 



1844: Argas miniatus Koch, 1844, p. 219. — Idem, 1847, p. 12. — Salmon & Stiles, 1901, 



pp. 402-406, figs. 56-58, 69-81. 

 1873: Argas americana Packard, 1873, pp. 740, 741, fig. 68.— Riley & Howard, 1893, 



p. 267. 



1877: Argas americanus Packard of Murray, 1877, p. 182.— Megnin, 1885, p. 460.— 

 Marx, 1892, p. 234.— Idem, 1895, p. 199, figs. 3-3k.— Hoehr, 1893, p. 348.— 

 Riley & Howard, 1893, p. 267.— Webster, 1893, p. 149.— Howard, 1895, pp. 

 417, 418.— Neumann, 1896, pp. 9-12, 25, figs. 6-11.— Osborn, 1896, p. 256, pi. 

 Ill, figs. 3-3k.— Woods, 1898, pp. 102, 103, figs. 20a-b.— Hart, 1899, p. 180.— 

 Morgan, 1899, p. 137. -Ward, 1900a, p. 197, fig. 2.— Idem, 1900b, p. 437, 

 fig. 260.— Hassall, 1900, pp. 496-500, figs. 16-22, pi. xvi, figs. 1-2. [Not 

 "Argas ammcamts Latreille" of Ercolani (1859), p. 248; Gamgee, 1871, p. 

 219.] [Not "Argas americanus De Geer" of Megnin, 1880, pp. 134,135; 

 Acarus americanus, see Amblyomma americanum. — Dolly, 1894, p. 980.] 

 [Renamed Argas radiatus Railliet, 1893, p. 718.] 



1893: Argas radiatus Railliet, 1893, p. 718 [Argas americana Packard, renamed]. 

 [See also Osborn, 1896, p. 256.] 



1894: "Argus americanus" (Packard) Francis, 1894, p. 452 (misprint ior Argas ameri- 

 canus) . 



