Identity of the Nymphs and Adults of the Galapagos Iguanid Lizard Parasites, Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) Darwini and O. (A.) Galapagensis (Ixodoidea: Argasidae)

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The males, females, and nymphs of Ornithodoros (Alectorobius) darwini and O. (A.) galapagensis, both originally described by Kohls, Clifford & Hoogstraal from larvae only, are described from specimens collected on 7 islands of the Galápagos Archipelago on and in resting areas of the marine iguanid lizard Amblyrhynchus cristatus, land iguanids Conolophus subcristatus and C. pallidus, and lava lizard Tropidurus albemarlensis. O. (A.) galapogensis is much more numerous in our collections than O. (A.) darwini and is associated chiefly with the marine iguanid. Among the ca 100 species of the genus Ornithodoros, the only other one considered to be specific for reptiles is the tortoise parasite O. (O.) compactus of South Africa.

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