Argashermanni Audouin (Acari: Argasidae), a new member of Iranian tick fauna

Hosseini Chegeni, Asadollah; Tavakoli, Majid

doi:10.22073/pja.v9i2.58653

Argashermanni Audouin (Acari: Argasidae), a new member of Iranian tick fauna

Authors

Asadollah Hosseini Chegeni ¹

Majid Tavakoli ²^{, 3}

¹ Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Lorestan University, Khorramabad, Iran; E-mail: hosseini chegeni@gmail.com

² Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Lorestan Agricultural & Natural Resources Research Center, Khorramabad, Iran; E-mail: majid.tavakoli43@gmail.com

³ Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.

10.22073/pja.v9i2.58653

Abstract

Argas reflexus group includes argasid ticks associated with bird species. We found adults of an Argas species within the houses near to domestic pigeon nests in Lorestan province, western Iran. Primarily, the specimens were recognized as A. hermanni Audouin, 1827 based on described morphological characters. The traditional taxonomic decision was supported by BLAST analysis of the mitochondrial nucleotide sequences. DNA barcoding approach can verify morphological identification of tick species. This study is the first Iranian record of A. hermanni, supported by DNA sequence evidences.

Keywords

DNA barcoding

Lorestan province

pigeon-related ticks

phylogenetic tree

reflexus group