''Andreacarus'' is a genus of

mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods) of two large orders, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari. However, most recent genetic analyses do not recover the two as eac ...

s in the family

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 ...

that are

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives (at least some of the time) on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The ent ...

on small mammals and

earwig Earwigs make up the insect order (biology), order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cercus, cerci, a pair of forceps-like pincer (biology), pincers on ...

s 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 ''Brachyuromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae The Nesomyidae are a family (biology), family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus eliurus'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''

Eliurus ''Eliurus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae The Nesomyidae are a family (biology), family of African rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes several subfamilies, all of which are native to either conti ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus galidia'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the carnivoran ''

Galidia The ring-tailed vontsira (''Galidia elegans''), locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose, is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar. It is the only species in the genus ''Galidia''. Classification an ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus gymnuromys'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''

Gymnuromys The voalavoanala (''Gymnuromys roberti'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. Distribution and habitat It is the only species in the genus ''Gymnuromys''. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is tropical dry fore ...

'' 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 ''Arvicanthis'' is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats. Species Genus ''Arvicanthis'' - unstriped grass mice *Abyssinian grass rat, ''Arvicanthis abyssinicus' ...

'', and ''

Mastomys ''Mastomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species: * Angolan multimammate mouse (''M. angolensis'') * Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''M. awashensis'') * Southern multimammate mouse ...

'' and the earwig '' Hemimerus'' in mainland Africa) * '' Andreacarus nesomys'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''

Nesomys ''Nesomys'', also called red forest rats, is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only on Madagascar Madagascar, officially the Republic of Madagascar, is an island country that includes the island of Madagascar and num ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus tenrec'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the tenrec ''

Tenrec A tenrec () is a mammal belonging to any species within the afrotherian family Tenrecidae, which is endemic to Madagascar. Tenrecs are a very diverse group, as a result of adaptive radiation, and exhibit convergent evolution, some resemble hed ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus voalavo'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent '' Voalavo'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus zumpti'' Taufflieb, 1956 (on ''Cricetomys'' in mainland Africa)

References

Laelapidae Acari genera {{Laelapidae-stub