Species of tick
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Antricola marginatus is a species of tick in the family Argasidae. Like "Nothoaspis", another genus in the same family, "Antricola" species infest cave-dwelling bats; "A. marginatus" is found on Cuba and Puerto Rico. Unusually for a tick, "A. marginatus" shows maternal care of its offspring.
These ticks are considered soft ticks, because of their subterminal capitulum (head) found in nymphs (juvenile ticks with a full complement of legs) and adult ticks. The capitulum of these ticks can not be seen in dorsal view because it lies within a groove or depression called a camerostome. The dorsal wall of the camerostome extends over the capitulum and is called the hood.
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