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Andreacarus
''Andreacarus'' is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae that are parasitic on small mammals and earwigs in Africa and Madagascar. A number of Australian and New Guinean species were formerly included in the genus, but are now placed in a separate genus '' Juxtalaelaps''. The genus includes the following species: * ''Andreacarus brachyuromys'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''Brachyuromys'' in Madagascar) * ''Andreacarus eliurus'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''Eliurus'' in Madagascar) * ''Andreacarus galidia'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the carnivoran ''Galidia'' in Madagascar) * ''Andreacarus gymnuromys'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''Gymnuromys'' in Madagascar) * ''Andreacarus hemicentetes'' Fain, 1991 (on the tenrec ''Hemicentetes'' in Madagascar) * ''Andreacarus matthyssei'' Fain, 1991 (on the rodent '' Cricetomys'' in Nigeria) * ''Andreacarus petersi'' Radford, 1953 (on the rodents ''Cricetomys'', ''Arvicanthis'', and ''Mastomys'' and the earwig ''Hemim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreacarus Zumpti
''Andreacarus'' is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae that are parasitic on small mammals and earwigs in Africa and Madagascar. A number of Australian and New Guinean species were formerly included in the genus, but are now placed in a separate genus '' Juxtalaelaps''. The genus includes the following species: * '' Andreacarus brachyuromys'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''Brachyuromys'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus eliurus'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''Eliurus'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus galidia'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the carnivoran '' Galidia'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus gymnuromys'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''Gymnuromys'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus hemicentetes'' Fain, 1991 (on the tenrec '' Hemicentetes'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus matthyssei'' Fain, 1991 (on the rodent '' Cricetomys'' in Nigeria) * '' Andreacarus petersi'' Radford, 1953 (on the rodents ''Cricetomys'', '' Arvicanthis'', and '' Mastomys'' and the e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreacarus Voalavo
''Andreacarus voalavo'' is a parasitic mite found on the Malagasy rodent '' Voalavo gymnocaudus''. First described in 2007, it is closely related to ''Andreacarus gymnuromys'' and ''Andreacarus eliurus'', which are found on other Malagasy rodents. The length of the idiosoma, the main body, is 630 to 670 μm in females and 450 to 480 μm in males. Unlike ''A. eliurus'', this species lacks distinct sternal glands (secretory organs) between two lyrifissures (sensory organs) on the lower part of the female body. The '' pilus dentilis'', a sensory organ on the chelicera, is serrate, which distinguishes it from ''A. gymnuromys''. Females of ''A. gymnuromys'' also have a less ornamented sternal shield (covering part of the underparts) and shorter setae (bristles) on the upperparts. Taxonomy and ecology ''Andreacarus voalavo'' was named in 2007 by Ashley Dowling, Andre Bochkov, and Barry OConnor on the basis of 15 specimens found on an individual of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laelapidae
The Laelapidae are a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The family is also referred to in the literature as Laelaptidae, which may be the correct spelling. Description Laelapidae have a shield covering all or most of the dorsal surface (holodorsal shield). Ventrally, there is a sternal shield with 3 pairs of setae, a tongue- or flask-shaped genital shield (greatly expanded in ''Ololaelaps'') with usually at least 1 pair of setae, and a small anal shield with 3 circumanal setae. The peritremes are typically long and the peritrematal shields often narrow. Ecology Laelapidae is the most ecologically diverse group of Mesostigmata. As of 2012, there were ten laelapid genera known to be free-living predators in soil, thirty-five that are ectoparasites on mammals (e.g. rodents) and forty-three have species associated with arthropods. Laelapidae are the only family in superfamily Dermanyssoidea to include free-living predators. Among the arthropod-associated laelapids are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |