| Ornithodoros erraticus
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| Scientific classification
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| Kingdom:
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Animalia
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| Phylum:
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Arthropoda
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| Subphylum:
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Chelicerata
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| Class:
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Arachnida
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| Order:
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Ixodida
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| Family:
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Argasidae
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| Genus:
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Ornithodoros
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| Species:
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O. erraticus
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| Binomial name
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Ornithodoros erraticus
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| Synonyms
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- Argas erraticus H. Lucas, 1849
- Ornithodoros erraticus (Lucas, 1849); Neumann, 1896
- Alectorobius erraticus (Lucas, 1849) or Alectorobius (Theriodoros) erraticus; per Pospelova-Shtrom, 1953
- Carios erraticus (Lucas, 1849);
- Ornithodoros (Pavlovskyella) erraticus (Lucas, 1849); per Clifford, Kohls, & Sonenshine, 1964
- Ornithodoros erraticus subsp. erraticus Bailly-Choumara, Morel, & Rageau, 1976
Heteronyms:
- Ornithodoros erraticus subsp. major Colas-Belcour & Rageau, 1961
See also potential synonym with:
- Ornithodorus marocanus Velu, 1919
- Ornithodorus erraticus subsp. marocanus Velu, 1919; Dürieux, 1932
- Alectorobius marocanus (Velu, 1919); Pospelova-Shtrom, 1953
- Argas marocanus Oswald, 1937 (misapplied name per Tickbase)
- Alectorobius (Theriodoros) marocanus Velu, 1919; Pospelova-Shtrom, 1953
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Ornithodoros erraticus is a species of tick in the family Argasidae. The tick was described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1849 as Argas erraticus from individuals collected in northern Algeria.