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Argas giganteus

Argas giganteus

Classification

Order
Ixodida
Family
Argasidae

Argas keiransi is a species of argasid tick in the subgenus Persicargus that parasitizes the chimango, a falconid bird of prey found in the Sub-Antarctic biogeographical region; the type species was collected in Chillán, Chile. The species name honors the scientific contributions of James E. Keirans.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
United States of America · 1