Editing Tick (section)

====Argasidae====

The body of a soft tick is pear-shaped or oval with a rounded anterior portion. The mouthparts cannot be seen from above, as they are on the ventral surface. A centrally positioned dorsal plate with ridges projecting slightly above the surrounding surface, but with no decoration is often present. Soft ticks possess a leathery [[cuticle]] as well. A pattern of small, circular depressions expose where muscles are attached to the interior of the [[integument]]. The eyes are on the sides of the body, the spiracles open between legs 3 and 4, and males and females only differ in the structure of the genital pore.<ref name="CVBDsoft">{{cite web |url=http://www.cvbd.org/en/tick-borne-diseases/about-ticks/general-morphology/soft-ticks/ |title=Soft ticks |work=CVBD: Companion Vector-Borne Diseases |access-date=6 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124004932/http://www.cvbd.org/en/tick-borne-diseases/about-ticks/general-morphology/soft-ticks/|archive-date=24 January 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>