title: Otobius
text: # Otobius
  
  Otobius is a genus in the soft-bodied tick family, Argasidae. While similar to the genus Ornithodoros it is characterized by a vestigial hypostome in adults, despite being developed in nymphs, in addition to the absence of both eyes and hood.
  
  ## Species
  
  Three species of Otobius are recognized.
  
  * Otobius lagophilus Cooley & Kohls, 1940
  * Otobius megnini Dugès, 1883
  * Otobius sparnus Kohls & Clifford, 1963
  