''Mesolaelaps'' 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 ...
. The small macropod species ''
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
The musky rat-kangaroo (''Hypsiprymnodon moschatus'') is a small marsupial found only in the rainforests of northeastern Australia. First described in the later 19th century, the only other species are known from fossil specimens. They are simil ...
'', the musky rat kangaroo, is recorded as a to host species of this mite.
Species
* ''
Mesolaelaps anomalus''
(Hirst, 1926)
* ''
Mesolaelaps antipodiana''
(Hirst, 1926)
* ''
Mesolaelaps australiensis''
(Hirst, 1926)
* ''
Mesolaelaps bandicoota''
(Womersley, 1956)
* ''
Mesolaelaps lagotisinus''
(Hirst, 1931)
* ''
Mesolaelaps sminthopsis
''Mesolaelaps'' is a genus of mites 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
Lae ...
''
(Womersley, 1954)
References
Laelapidae
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