Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) huajianensis sp. nov. (Acari, argasidae), a new tick species from the Mongolian marmot (Marmota bobak sibirica), Gansu province in China

Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) huajianensis sp. nov. (Acari, argasidae), a new tick species from the Mongolian marmot (Marmota bobak sibirica), Gansu province in China

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A new argasid species, belonging to the subgenus Ornithodoros, namely, Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) huajianensis was described for the first time based on the females, males and nymphs.The morphological features of each stage in the life cycle are unique, making identification easy, but are similar to other species of the subgenus Ornithodoros.The new species was diagnosed by the broad lycogel rectangular tongue and triangular tongue-shaped posterior lip in the male genital apron, a shallow camerostome with definite folds and smaller mammillae with single seta mixed with larger ones in nymph and adults.The new species had been collected from the Mongolian marmots Marmota bobak sibirica in Huajian village, Gulang county, Gansu province, China.Data on the phylogenic position, hosts and geographic distribution are arrethe bush balm also provided.

Keywords: Ornithodoros (Ornithodoros) huajianensis n.sp., Marmota bobak sibirica, China, 16S rRNA.