Gigantolaelaps scolomys Gettinger and Gardner n. sp., an ectoparasitic mite (Acari: Laelapidae) associated with the rodent Scolomys melanops in Amazonian forests of Peru, is described and illustrated.
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1 January 2015
A New Laelapine Mite (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) Associated with the Spiny Rodent, Scolomys melanops, in Amazonian Peru
Donald Gettinger,
Scott L. Gardner
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Comparative Parasitology
Vol. 82 • No. 1
January 2015
Vol. 82 • No. 1
January 2015
Acari
Cricetidae
ectoparasite
Gigantolaelaps scolomys
host
Laelapidae
Loreto