Gigantolaelaps gilmorei Fonseca, 1939 (Acari: Laelapidae): taxonomic status, lectotype / paralectotype designation, and new distributional records

MARCELA LARESCHI; NIERI BASTOS F; MORAES BARROS BATTESTI D; SANTIAGO NAVA; BELDOMÉNICO PABLO; AUTINO ANALÍA; DONALD GETTINGER

SYSTEMATIC PARASITOLOGY

Año: 2004 vol. 59 p. 235 - 236

0165-5752

A lectotype series is designated for Gigantolaelaps gilmorei Fonseca, 1939 in the Acari Collection of the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo, Brazil. This laelapid mite species has a widespread geographical distribution. We report a close association with Oryzomys russatus (Wagner) in southeastern Brazil and Argentina, the most southerly part of its range. In Paraguay, the primary host is O. nitidus (Thomas). of its range. In Paraguay, the primary host is O. nitidus (Thomas). Butantan in São Paulo, Brazil. This laelapid mite species has a widespread geographical distribution. We report a close association with Oryzomys russatus (Wagner) in southeastern Brazil and Argentina, the most southerly part of its range. In Paraguay, the primary host is O. nitidus (Thomas). of its range. In Paraguay, the primary host is O. nitidus (Thomas). Gigantolaelaps gilmorei Fonseca, 1939 in the Acari Collection of the Instituto Butantan in São Paulo, Brazil. This laelapid mite species has a widespread geographical distribution. We report a close association with Oryzomys russatus (Wagner) in southeastern Brazil and Argentina, the most southerly part of its range. In Paraguay, the primary host is O. nitidus (Thomas). of its range. In Paraguay, the primary host is O. nitidus (Thomas). Oryzomys russatus (Wagner) in southeastern Brazil and Argentina, the most southerly part of its range. In Paraguay, the primary host is O. nitidus (Thomas).O. nitidus (Thomas).