Otobius
| Otobius | |
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| Otobius megnini | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Ixodida |
| Family: | Argasidae |
| Subfamily: | Ornithodorinae |
| Genus: | Otobius Banks, 1912 |
| Type species | |
| Otobius (Otobius) megnini (Dugès, 1883)
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Otobius is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. While similar to the genus Ornithodoros, it is characterized by a vestigial hypostome in adults, despite being developed in nymphs, in addition to the absence of both eyes and hood.