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Antricola marginatus

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Antricola marginatus
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Parantricola

Černý, 1966
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A. marginatus
Binomial name
Antricola marginatus
(Banks, 1910)

Antricola marginatus is a species of tick in the family Argasidae. Like Nothoaspis, another genus in the same family, Antricola[1] species infest cave-dwelling bats; A. marginatus is found on Cuba and Puerto Rico.[2] Unusually for a tick, A. marginatus shows maternal care of its offspring.[3]

These ticks are considered soft ticks, because of their subterminal capitulum (head) found in nymphs (juvenile ticks with a full complement of legs) and adult ticks. The capitulum of these ticks can not be seen in dorsal view because it lies within a groove or depression called a camerostome. The dorsal wall of the camerostome extends over the capitulum and is called the hood.

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  1. ^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Antricola". 2021-03-28. Archived from the original on 2021-03-28. Retrieved 2023-05-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  2. ^ Harry Hoogstraal (1985). "Argasid and nuttalliellid ticks as parasites and vectors". In John R. Baker (ed.). Advances in Parasitology. Vol. 24. Academic Press. pp. 136–238. ISBN 9780080580708.
  3. ^ M. B. Labruna; S. Nava; C. Guzmán-Cornejo; J. M. Venzal (2012). "Maternal care in the soft tick Antricola marginatus". Journal of Parasitology. 98 (4): 876–877. doi:10.1645/GE-3056.1. PMID 22300344. S2CID 3296863.