Otobius

Otobius is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae.^[2][3] 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
Subfamily:	Ornithodorinae
Genus:	Otobius Banks, 1912[1]
Type species
Otobius (Otobius) megnini (Dugès, 1883)
Synonyms
Otophilus Torreggiani, 1912

Species

Otobius is one of nine genera in the Argasid subfamily Ornithodorinae. The genus currently contains two species:^[2][3]

• O. (Otobius) lagophilus Cooley & Kohls, 1940
• O. (Otobius) megnini Dugès, 1883