Nuttalliella namaqua is a tick found in southern Africa from Tanzania to Namibia and South Africa, which is placed in its own family, Nuttalliellidae. It can be distinguished from ixodid ticks and argasid ticks by a combination of characters including the position of the stigmata, lack of setae, strongly corrugated integument, and form of the fenestrated plates.
Further reading
Keirans, J.E., C.M. Clifford, H. Hoogstraal, and E.R. Easton. (1976): Discovery of Nuttalliella namaqua Bedford (Acarina: Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae) in Tanzania and re-description of the female based on scanning electron microscopy. Annals of the Entomological Society of America69: 926-932.
Krantz, G.W. (1978): A Manual of Acarology, 2nd edition. Oregon State University, Corvallis.
Roshdy, M.A., H. Hoogstraal, A.A. Banaja, and S.M. El Shoura. (1983): Nuttalliella namaqua (Ixodoidea: Nuttalliellidae): Spiracle structure and surface morphology. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde69: 817-821.
Hoogstraal, H. (1985): Argasid and nuttalliellid ticks as parasites and vectors. Advances in Parasitology24: 135-238.
Oliver, J.H., Jr. (1989): Biology and systematics of ticks (Acari: Ixodida). Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics20: 397-430.
Keirans, J.E. (1992): Systematics of the Ixodida (Argasidae, Ixodidae, Nuttalliellidae): An overview and some problems. Pp. 1-21. In B.H. Fivaz, T.N. Petney and I.G. Horak, eds.Tick Vector Biology: Medical and Veterinary Aspects. Springer Verlag, Berlin.
Horak, I.G., J.L. Camicas, and J.E. Keirans. (2002): The Argasidae, Ixodidae and Nuttalliellidae (Acari: Ixodida): a world list of valid tick names. Experimental and Applied Acarology28: 27-54.
