Otobius

Otobius is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. While similar to the genus Ornithodoros it is characterized by a vestigial hypostome in adults, despite being developed in nymphs, in addition to the absence of both eyes and hood.

Otobius
Otobius megnini
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Ixodida
Family:	Argasidae
Genus:	Otobius N.Banks, 1912[1]
Synonyms
Otophilus Torreggiani, 1912[2]

Species

Three species of Otobius are recognized.^[2][3][4]

• Otobius lagophilus Cooley & Kohls, 1940
• Otobius megnini Dugès, 1883
• Otobius sparnus Kohls & Clifford, 1963