A New Genus, Borinquolaelaps, and New Species of Mites from Rats in Puerto Rico
- 1 October 1946
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Parasitology
- Vol. 32 (5), 445-452
- https://doi.org/10.2307/3272915
Abstract
An annotated list of 12 species of mites from 342 rats and mice (Rattus norvegicus, Rattus rattus and Mus m. musculus) collected at San Juan and Gurabo, Puerto Rico. The list includes: Bdellonyssus bacoti, Myobia musculi, Radfordia ensifera, Echinolaelaps echidninus, Laelaps nuttalli Hirst (= L. hawaiiensis Ewing), Ischnolaelaps alexandrini*, Cosmolaelaps gurabensis*, Mysolaelaps stig-matus*, BORINQUOLAELAPS, genotype B. dentatus*, with B. mariposus* and B. coronatus*, Macrocheles fonsecai*..Keywords
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