Ornithodoros kelleyi is an argasid tick parasite of bats found widely throughout North America in caves and other natural and man-made features that harbor bats.

Named after Thomas F. Kelley Jr. who discovered this tick while studying at UC Berkeley in 1941.

[2] The species has not been shown to be a major vector of pathogens.

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