Argas africolumbae is a small soft-bodied tick that is found primarily on chickens and birds including the pale crag martin.[1][2]
References
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^Hoogstraal, Harry; Kaiser, Makram N; Walker, Jane B; Ledger, John A; Converse, James D; Rice, Robin G A (1975). "Observations on the subgenus Argas (Ixodoidea: Argasidae: Argas) 10. A. (A.) africolumbae, n. sp., a Pretoria virus-infected parasite of birds in southern and eastern Africa". Journal of Medical Entomology. 12 (2): 194–210. doi:10.1093/jmedent/12.2.194. PMID1159742.
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