Argas
argas
Argas Ar·gas (är’gəs, -gās’)
n.
A genus of ticks that includes some species that usually infest birds but that may infect humans.
Historical Examples
About six other species of argas from various parts of the world, parasitic on birds and mammals.
Handbook of Medical Entomology William Albert Riley
The argas reflexus lives on pigeons, and is allied to the Ixodes.
Animal Parasites and Messmates P. J. Van Beneden
Gerstaecker states that the argas Persicus is very annoying to travellers in Persia.
Our Common Insects Alpheus Spring Packard
When the spirochtes are ingested by argas persicus, some of them pass through the gut wall into the cœlomic fluid.
Handbook of Medical Entomology William Albert Riley
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