Argas persicus

Argas persicus
the tampan tick, one of the most important blood-sucking parasites of poultry, which produces a weakened condition of flocks, with great economic losses. In numerous tropical and subtropical countries it acts as the carrier of fowl spirochetosis. Called also A. americanus or A. miniatus, tampan, miana bug, and Mianeh bug.

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  • Argas Persicus — Argas Ar gas, n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called {Miana bug}, is {Argas Persicus}; that of Central America, called {talaje} by the natives, is {Argas Talaje}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Argas persicus — Taxobox name = Fowl Tick image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Arthropoda subphylum = Chelicerata classis = Arachnida subclassis = Acarina superordo = Parasitiformes ordo = Ixodida superfamilia = Argasoidea familia = Argasidae subfamilia =… …   Wikipedia

  • Argas — Argas …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Argas — Ar gas, n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called {Miana bug}, is {Argas Persicus}; that of Central America, called {talaje} by the natives, is {Argas Talaje}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Argas Talaje — Argas Ar gas, n. A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The famous Persian Argas, also called {Miana bug}, is {Argas Persicus}; that of Central America, called {talaje} by the natives, is {Argas Talaje}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Argas — Argas …   Wikipédia en Français

  • argas — [ argas ] n. m. • 1796; lat. zool.; mot gr. ♦ Zool. Acarien, parasite extérieur des volailles et des mammifères. ● argas nom masculin (grec argas, brillant) Acarien parasite des poules et des pigeons (Argas reflexus)ou des chameaux (A. persicus) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Argas — (A. Latr., Rhynchoprion Herm.), Gattung der Milben, aus der Familie der Zecken (Ixodida), Taster fünfgliederig, erstes Glied länger, Mund unten. Arten: Taubenzecke (A. reflexus, A. marginatus), blaßgelb, rothstreifig, in SEuropa dem Hausgeflügel …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Argas — A genus of soft ticks of the family Argasidae, some species of which usually infest birds but may attack humans. A. reflexus the pigeon tick, a species that may cause a cutaneous inflammatory …   Medical dictionary

  • Argas americanus — A. persicus …   Medical dictionary

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