Author = Javad Khedri
Number of Articles: 1
Otobius megnini (Acari: Argasidae) in Iran: exotic or established?
Volume 7, Issue 2, Spring 2018, Pages 209-216
https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v7i2.34812
Asadollah Hosseini Chegeni, Javad Khedri, Zakkyeh Telmadarraiy, Faeze Faghihi
Abstract Otobius megnini is a tick species which it's larvae and nymphs feed deep in the external ear canal of a variety of ungulates. In this study, twelve adult and four nymph specimens were collected from cattle hosts in Sistan and Baluchestan, and Hamedan Provinces. The specimens were identified using morphological key and the datawas confirmed by molecular assays. In the present study, we could find O. megnini in tick fauna of Iran with new hosts for this species.