Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Chelicerata Subclass Acari Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Class Arachnida Order Ixodida | |
Similar Antricola, Nuttalliella, Argas, Otobius megnini, Nuttalliella namaqua | ||
Nothoapis is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. It is very similar to those of the genus Antricola. The genus's origin is the Nothoaspis reddelli which is the only tick species with a false shield on the anterior half of its body. Propagating both a new genus and a new species.
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