| new records and phylogenetic position of ornithodoros knoxjonesi (ixodida: argasidae). | larvae of ornithodoros knoxjonesi collected at five localities in three countries were studied using morphological and molecular methods to confirm this species' taxonomic validity. the larva of o. knoxjonesi is characterized as having 14 pairs of dorsal setae, eight pairs of ventral setae, plus a posteromedian seta; an elongate dorsal plate, tapered anteriorly; and a hypostome that is narrower near its midlength, with posteriorly projecting denticles. although the larvae of o. knoxjonesi and or ... | 2020 | 32723648 |