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Quick facts for kids Laelaps |
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| Laelaps hilaris drawn by Oudemans. | |
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Mesostigmata
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Laelapidae
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Laelaps
Koch, 1836
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| Laelaps agilis Koch, 1836
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Laelaps is a common parasitic mites in the family Laelapidae. Species, with their hosts, include:
- Laelaps acuminata – Oecomys
- Laelaps agilis – Rattus
- Laelaps alaskensis – Blarina, Dicrostonyx, Lemmiscus, Lemmus, Microtus, Mustela, Myodes, Myotis, Napaeozapus, Ochrotomys, Ondatra, Onychomys, Parascalops, Peromyscus, Phenacomys, Poliocitellus, Sorex, Synaptomys, Thomomys
- Laelaps boultoni – Neacomys, Sigmodon, Oligoryzomys, Oecomys, Heteromys
- Laelaps castroi – Oligoryzomys
- Laelaps clethrionomydis – Microtus, Myodes
- Laelaps conula – Rhipidomys
- Laelaps crinigera – Oryzomyini
- Laelaps dearmasi – Zygodontomys
- Laelaps differens
- Laelaps echidnina – Rattus, Didelphis, Sigmodon, Mus, Peromyscus, Sylvilagus
- Laelaps evansi – Neofiber
- Laelaps exceptionalis – "wild rat"
- Laelaps flexa – Microryzomys
- Laelaps giganteus – Lemniscomys
- Laelaps incilis – Microtus, Neotamias, Peromyscus
- Laelaps kochi – Blarina, Corynorhinus, Dicrostonyx, Dipodomys, Glaucomys, Microtus, Mustela, Myodes, Napaeozapus, Neotamias, Neovison, Neurotrichus, Ondatra, Peromyscus, Phenacomys, Sigmodon, Sorex, Synaptomys, Tamias, Zapus
- Laelaps lavieri – Mus
- Laelaps lemmi – Lemmus
- Laelaps liberiensis – Mastomys
- Laelaps manguinhosi – Holochilus, Nectomys, Neusticomys, and various other mammals
- Laelaps mazzai – Calomys, Oligoryzomys
- Laelaps multispinosa – Castor, Didelphis, Microtus, Mustela, Neovison, Ondatra, Peromyscus, Procyon
- Laelaps muricola – Mastomys
- Laelaps muris – Microtus, Ondatra
- Laelaps navasi – Oryzomyini
- Laelaps nuttalli – Mus, Ochrotomys, Peromyscus, Rattus, Sciurus
- Laelaps ovata – Nephelomys
- Laelaps paulistanensis – Rhipidomys, Oryzomyini
- Laelaps pilifer – Oryzomyini
- Laelaps spicata – Oryzomyini
- Laelaps stupkai – Synaptomys
- Laelaps surcomata – Rhipidomys
- Laelaps thori
See also
In Spanish: Laelaps (animal) para niños