中文摘要：

蜱类学（ixodology）记录全球的蜱类具名近千种。至2015年,软蜱科（Argasidae）计有5属200种,包括锐蜱属（Argas）61种、钝蜱属（Ornithodoros）118种、穴蜱属（Antricola）17种、赝蜱属（Nothoaspida）2种、耳蜱属（Otobius）2种。纳蜱科（Nuttalliellidae）单一纳蜱属（Nuttalliella）1种。中国软蜱区系非常贫乏,迄今只有14种记录。本文介绍最近文献确定的全部软蜱有效名,附带纳蜱的单一种。文中介绍《国际动物命名法规》中与蜱类命名的相关条款,并参照中国科学院编译出版委员会名词室审定的《昆虫名称》,按中名名称＂简短化、系统化＂的要求,拟定了软蜱和纳蜱有效名的中名,以利于国内外学术交流。此外本文对于软蜱的具名属与亚属的学名缩写,提出了规范化的建议。

英文摘要：

In ixodology, the world records of the nominated species of the ticks reached close to thousand.Towards the end of 2015, altogether 200 valid species names of Argasidae accommodated in 5 genera have been consensed by most of the world ixodologists, namely Argas 61 species, Ornithodoros 118 species, Antricola 17 species, Nothoaspida 2 species, and Otobius 2 species. The monotypic status of the genus Nuttalliella of Nuttalliellidae remained unchange. China is a country of poor in soft tick fauna, only 14 species were recorded so far. In order to facilitate the exchange of the scientific view-point among the colleagues about both ticks and tick-borne diseases in this country, a latest list of world argasid and nuttalliellid valid names was introduced. Meanwhile a Chinese scientific term for each valid species and named genus in conformity with the principle of simplicity and pithy, as well as systematization was proposed. A series of abbreviations for the nominated genera and subgenera of Argasidae was also suggested.