“…Argasid ticks comprise 216 valid species all over the world currently (Dantas-Torres, 2018; Mans et al, 2019), whose taxonomic status is still uncertain with more disputes on assignment of species to, and relationships between genera (Guzmán-Cornejoa et al, 2016). Historically, the controversial issues had been argued among 4 competing classification schemes, including the Soviet scheme (Filippova, 1966; Pospelova-Shtrom, 1946, 1950; 1969), the American scheme (Sonenshine et al, 1966; Clifford et al, 1964; Hoogstraal, 1955, 1957; 1985; Hoogstraal and Kohls, 1966), the French scheme (Camicas and Morel, 1977; Camicas et al, 1998) and the morphological cladistic scheme (Klompen and Oliver, 1993).…”