Gigantolaelaps

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Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Order Mesostigmata		Family Laelapidae Rank Genus Subclass Acari
Similar Androlaelaps, Laelapidae, Mesostigmata, Nectomys, Scapteromys

Gigantolaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae. It is found in the fur of cricetid rodents, most often from the tribe Oryzomyini, from South America north to the southern United States. They are large (>1 mm) and darkly colored and have a complex life cycle.

Species

Gigantolaelaps aitkeni

Gigantolaelaps amazonae

Gigantolaelaps barrerai

Gigantolaelaps boneti (from Peromyscus mexicanus, Handleyomys chapmani, Megadontomys cryophilus, Peromyscus melanocarpus, and Oryzomys couesi in Oaxaca; includes G. tropedai)

Gigantolaelaps brachyspinosus (from Holochilus brasiliensis)

Gigantolaelaps canestrinii

Gigantolaelaps fonsecai (incertae sedis)

Gigantolaelaps gilmorei

Gigantolaelaps goyanensis (includes G. strandtmanni)

Gigantolaelaps guimaraesi

Gigantolaelaps inca

Gigantolaelaps intermedia

Gigantolaelaps mattogrossensis (includes G. cricetidarum)

Gigantolaelaps maximus (incertae sedis)

Gigantolaelaps oudemansi

Gigantolaelaps peruviana

Gigantolaelaps striatus

Gigantolaelaps tiptoni

Gigantolaelaps versteegi

Gigantolaelaps vitzthumi (includes G. bahiensis and G. bipilosus)

Gigantolaelaps wolffsohni Fonseca, 1939 (includes G. butantanensis and G. comatus)

Literature cited

Carmichael, J.A., Strauss, R.E. and McIntyre, N.E. 2007. Seasonal variation of North American form of Gigantolaelaps mattogrossensis (Acari: Laelapidae) on marsh rice rat in southern coastal Texas. Journal of Medical Entomology 44(1):80–84.

Estébanes-González, M.L. and Cervantes, F.A. 2005. Mites and ticks associated with some small mammals in Mexico (subscription required). International Journal of Acarology 31(1):23–37.

Furman, D.P. 1972. Laelapid mites (Laelapidae: Laelapinae) from Venezuela. Brigham Young University Science Bulletin 17(3):1–58.

References

Gigantolaelaps Wikipedia

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