Abstract
A new species, Androlaelaps delomys n. sp., (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) is described from the sigmodontine rodent, Delomys dorsalis, collected in the Boraceia Biological Station in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. This mite is associated with the endemic rodent genus Delomys throughout the Atlantic Forest region of southeastern Brazil.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 244-247 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Comparative Parasitology |
Volume | 82 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 1 2015 |
Keywords
- Acari
- Androlaelaps
- Brazil
- Cricetidae
- Delomys
- Laelapidae
- Parasitiformes
- Rio de Janeiro
- Rodentia
- Sao Paulo
- Sigmodontinae
- ectoparasite
- host
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics