Gigantolaelaps
Encyclopedia
Gigantolaelaps is a genus
of mite
s 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.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of mite
Mite
Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...
s in the family Laelapidae
Laelapidae
Laelapidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Genera:* Aetholaelaps Strandtmann & Camin, 1956* Alphalaelaps Radford, 1951* Andreacarus Radford, 1953* Androlaelaps Berlese, 1903* Angosomaspis Costa, 1971...
. It is found in the fur of cricetid
Cricetidae
The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, and New World rats and mice...
rodents, most often from the tribe Oryzomyini
Oryzomyini
Oryzomyini is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Sigmodontinae of family Cricetidae. It includes about 120 species in about thirty genera, distributed from the eastern United States to the southernmost parts of South America, including many offshore islands...
, 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 OaxacaOaxacaOaxaca , , officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Oaxaca is one of the 31 states which, along with the Federal District, comprise the 32 federative entities of Mexico. It is divided into 571 municipalities; of which 418 are governed by the system of customs and traditions...
; includes G. tropedai) - Gigantolaelaps brachyspinosus (from Holochilus brasiliensis)
- Gigantolaelaps canestrinii
- Gigantolaelaps fonsecai (incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
) - Gigantolaelaps gilmorei
- Gigantolaelaps goyanensis (includes G. strandtmanni)
- Gigantolaelaps guimaraesi
- Gigantolaelaps inca
- Gigantolaelaps intermedia
- Gigantolaelaps mattogrossensisGigantolaelaps mattogrossensisGigantolaelaps mattogrossensis is a mite from the Americas. It has been found on the marsh rice rat , hispid cotton rat , black rat , brown rat , and white-footed mouse in the United States...
(includes G. cricetidarum) - Gigantolaelaps maximus (incertae sedisIncertae sedis, is a term used to define a taxonomic group where its broader relationships are unknown or undefined. Uncertainty at specific taxonomic levels is attributed by , , and similar terms.-Examples:*The fossil plant Paradinandra suecica could not be assigned to any...
) - 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.