Ornithodoros quilinensis sp. nov. (Acari, Argasidae), a new tick species from the Chacoan region in Argentina
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Parasitologica
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1896-1851,1230-2821
DOI: 10.2478/s11686-012-0034-5