Ectoparasites of rodents in Southern Africa: two new species of Laelaps Koch, 1836 (Acari: Laelapidae) ectoparasitic on Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman) (Rodentia: Muridae)

Sonja Matthee; Edward A Ueckermann

doi:10.1007/s11230-009-9181-y

Ectoparasites of rodents in Southern Africa: two new species of Laelaps Koch, 1836 (Acari: Laelapidae) ectoparasitic on Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman) (Rodentia: Muridae)

Syst Parasitol. 2009 May;73(1):27-35. doi: 10.1007/s11230-009-9181-y. Epub 2009 Apr 1.

Authors

Sonja Matthee¹, Edward A Ueckermann

Affiliation

¹ Department of Conservation Ecology and Entomology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, 7602, South Africa. smatthee@sun.ac.za

PMID: 19337857
DOI: 10.1007/s11230-009-9181-y

Abstract

Laelaps horaki n. sp. and L. radovskyi n. sp. are described from the pelage of the rodent Rhabdomys pumilio (Sparrman) in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. The formal taxonomic description and illustrations are derived from adults (females and males) and deutonymphs. A key to southern African species of Laelaps Koch, 1836 is given.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Acari / anatomy & histology*
Acari / classification*
Animals
Female
Male
Muridae / parasitology*
South Africa