Argas persicus ( Oken, 1818 )

Guzmán-Cornejo, Carmen, Herrera-Mares, Angel, Robbins, Richard G. & Rebollo-Hernández, Andrea, 2019, The soft ticks (Parasitiformes: Ixodida: Argasidae) of Mexico: species, hosts, and geographical distribution, Zootaxa 4623 (3), pp. 485-525 : 495-496

Argas persicus ( Oken, 1818)

CIUDAD DE MÉXICO: Tlalpan, chicken coops ( Hoffmann 1926); ND, chicken coops, markets ( Chavarría 1958). CHIAPAS: Tapachula, ND ( Chavarría 1941). CHIHUAHUA: Chihuahua, hens ( Hoffmann 1962). COAHUILA: ND, chicken coops ( Hoffmann 1926); ND, ND (Bishop 1941); Jalisco, hens ( Ortiz Mariotte 1945); ND, ND ( Chavarría 1958). DURANGO: San José de Zaragoza, hens ( Ortiz Mariotte 1945). GUANAJUATO: ND, ND ( Nuttall et al. 1908) (referred to as Ar. sanchezi ). HIDALGO: ND, ND ( Chavarría 1958). NUEVO LEÓN: ND, ND ( Chavarría 1958); near Monterrey, hens ( Gibson & Carrillo 1959). SINALOA: Aguacaliente Grande, ND ( Bustamante & Varela 1943); Choix, ND ( Bustamante & Varela 1943); El Disparate, ND ( Bustamante & Varela 1943); Santa Ana, ND ( Bustamante & Varela 1943); San Felipe, ND ( Bustamante & Varela 1943); San Joaquín, ND ( Bustamante & Varela 1943); ND, ND ( Ortiz Mariotte et al. 1944); ND, ND ( Chavarría 1958); Cacalotán, Rosario, hens ( Hoffmann 1962); Soyita (probably Soyatita), Badiraguato, hens ( Hoffmann 1962); Mazatlán, hens ( Hoffmann 1962). SONORA: El Carrizal, ND (Bustamente & Varela 1943). TAMAULIPAS: ND, ND ( Chavarría 1958); Tampico, hens ( Hoffmann 1962).

New record: SONORA: 8F, 5M, 2N, Agua Blanca, Etchojoa , hens, 30-XII-1975 ( CNAC001936 ) .

Notes: Chavarría (1941) recorded this species from northern and central Mexico, including the southern portion of Baja California (Baja California Sur). Nuttall et al. (1908) cited Ar. persicus from southern California, but Hoffmann (1962) recorded this species from Baja California (which can be mistranslated as southern California). Bishop (1941) provided a distribution map for this species, showing two collection sites in the state of Coahuila, Mexico. Silva-Goytia & Elizondo (1952) referred to the occurrence of this species in the “Región de la Laguna,” which includes two states, Durango and Coahuila. Ortiz Mariotte et al. (1944) cite the collection of Ar. persicus from two Mexican states, Sonora and Sinaloa, without specifying the collection locality. Chavarría (1958) stated that this species is widely distributed in Mexico, in warm locales, whether wet or dry, and is generally associated with hens. Hoffmann (1962) cited the occurrence of Ar. persicus in Puebla ( Hoffmann 1926); however, this locality record does not appear in the latter work. Hoffmann (1930) mentioned that Ar. persicus occurs in various parts of Mexico, and Hoffmann (1961) records Ar. persicus from Baja California, Chiapas, Coahuila, Ciudad de México, Hidalgo, Estado de México, Puebla, Sinaloa, Sonora, and Tamaulipas. This tick is typically associated with poultry (specifically hens and turkeys); mammals and humans are exceptional hosts.