First report of mites (Gamasida: Laelapidae) parasitic on wild rodents in Uruguay, with new host records

Author(s)

Marcela Lareschi ^[1] ; Donald Gettinger ^[2] ; José M. Venzal ^[3] ; Márcia Arzua ^[4] ; Fernanda A. Nieri-Bastos ^[5] ; Darci M. Barros-Battesti ^[6] ; Enrique M. Gonzalez ^[7]

Affiliation

^[1] Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas. Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores - Argentina

^[2] University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology

^[3] Facultad de Veterinaria. Depto. Parasitología Veterinaria - Uruguai

^[4] Museu de História Natural Capão da Imbuia. Lab. Parasitologia - Brasil

^[5] Instituto Butantan. Lab. Parasitologia - Brasil

^[6] Instituto Butantan. Lab. Parasitologia - Brasil

^[7] Museo Nacional de Historia Natural - Uruguai

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Neotropical Entomology; v. 35, n. 5, p. 596-601, 2006-10-00.

Abstract

Information is presented for the first time on laelapid mites associated with wild rodents in Uruguay. Specimens of the following species were identified: Laelapinae: Androlaelaps fahrenholzi (Berlese), Androlaelaps rotundus (Fonseca), Gigantolaelaps wolffsohni (Oudemans), Laelaps paulistanensis (Fonseca), Laelaps manguinhosi (Fonseca) and Mysolaelaps microspinosus Fonseca; Haemogamasinae: Eulaelaps stabularis (Koch). Most of the ectoparasite-host associations are reported for the first time. New host and locality records presented in this study are in accordance with previous findings on the same and/or related host species in nearby South American localities. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 99/05446-8 - Biodiversity of Arachnida and Myriapoda of the State of São Paulo
• Grantee: Antonio Domingos Brescovit
• Support Opportunities: BIOTA-FAPESP Program - Thematic Grants