A New Species of Neotropical Laelapine Mite (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) from Delomys, an Endemic Rodent from the Southeastern Atlantic Forest Region

摘要

A new species, Androlaelaps delomys n. sp., (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) is described from the sigmodontine rodent, Delomys dorsalis, collected in the Boraceia Biological Station in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. This mite is associated with the endemic rodent genus Delomys throughout the Atlantic Forest region of southeastern Brazil.