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Antricola marginatus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Argasidae

Genus
  
Antricola

Subclass
  
Acari

Order
  
Ixodida

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Rank
  
Species

Subgenus
  
Parantricola Černý, 1966

Similar
  
Antricola, Argas persicus, Otobius megnini, Argas, Argasidae

Antricola marginatus is a species of tick in the family Argasidae. Like Nothoaspis, another genus in the same family, Antricola species infest cave-dwelling bats; A. marginatus is found on Cuba and Puerto Rico. Unusually for a tick, A. marginatus shows maternal care of its offspring.

These ticks are considered soft ticks, because of their subterminal capitulum (head) found in nymphs (juvenile ticks with a full complement of legs) and adult ticks. The capitulum of these ticks can not be seen in dorsal view because it lies within a groove or depression called a camerostome. The dorsal wall of the camerostome extends over the capitulum and is called the hood.

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Antricola marginatus Wikipedia