Nothoaspis

Nothoaspis is a genus of soft ticks in the family Argasidae.^[1][2]

Nothoaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Argasidae
Subfamily:	Ornithodorinae
Genus:	Nothoaspis Keirans and Clifford, 1975
Type species
Notoaspis reddelli Keirans and Clifford, 1975

The type species is Nothoaspis reddelli, which was distinguished by the presence of a false shield on the anterior half of its body.^[3]

Species

Nothoaspis is one of nine genera in the Argasid subfamily Ornithodorinae. The genus currently contains three species:^[2]

• N. (Nothoaspis) amazoniensis Nava, Venzal & Labruna, 2010
• N. (Nothoaspis) reddelli Keirans & Clifford, 1975
• N. (Nothoaspis) setosus Kohls, Clifford & Jones, 1969