Navis (arachnid)

Navis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Ixodida
Family: Argasidae
Subfamily: Argasinae
Genus: Navis
Mans et al., 2019
Type species
Argas striatus
Bedford, 1932

Navis is a genus of ticks belonging to the family Argasidae. It is one of six genera in the Argasid subfamily Argasinae The genus is known from nests of sociable weaver birds in the Northern Cape, South Africa. The genus name is Latin for ship, as the tick's general shape, with parallel margins which round to a narrowed anterior, evokes the distinct appearance of a ship.

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