Argas reflexus (Fabricius, 1794)
(Canterbury Tick, Pigeon Tick)

Interactions where Argas reflexus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
sucks the blood of Felis cats Carnivora: Felidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Argasidae/Argas (Argas) reflexus/Argas (Argas) reflexusCanterbury tick, pigeon tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Carnivora/Felidae/Felis/Feliscats
sucks the blood of Homo sapiens Man, Human Primates: Hominidae Ticks of North-West Europe, Hillyard, P.D., 1996
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Ixodida/Argasidae/Argas (Argas) reflexus/Argas (Argas) reflexusCanterbury tick, pigeon tick Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Chordata/Mammalia/Primates/Hominidae/Homo sapiens/Homo sapiensman, human

Author & YearTitleSource
Hillyard, P.D., 1996Ticks of North-West EuropeSynopses of the British Fauna (New Series), 52, 178pp, Field Studies Council

Argas reflexus (Canterbury Tick, Pigeon Tick) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArgas reflexus (Canterbury Tick, Pigeon Tick)
GenusArgas (a genus of mites)
FamilyARGASIDAE (soft ticks)
OrderIXODIDA (ticks)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Argas reflexus (Canterbury Tick, Pigeon Tick)

Argas reflexus (Canterbury Tick, Pigeon Tick) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Argas reflexus (Canterbury Tick, Pigeon Tick):

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