A New Species of Neotropical Laelapine Mite (Acari: Parasitiformes, Laelapidae) from the Marsupial Monodelphis americana

Authors

Donald Gettinger, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Fernanda Martins-Hatano, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

2003

Citation

Journal of Parasitology (2003) 89(5): 909-912.

Comments

Copyright © 2003, American Society of Parasitologists.

Abstract

Androlaelaps ilhacardosoi, a new species of Laelapinae, is described from the pelage of a 3-lined marsupial, Monodelphis americana, collected on Ilha Cardoso, São Paulo State, Brazil. The description is based on the female, and the systematics of laelapine mites associated with neotropical marsupials is discussed.