title: Androlaelaps marmosops (Acari: Laelapidae), a new species associated with the mouse opossum, Marmosops incanus (Lund, 1840) in the Atlantic forest of Rio De Janeiro State, Brazil.
abstract: Androlaelaps marmosops, a new species of laelapid mite, is described from the pelage of the mouse opossum, Marmosops incanus (Lund, 1840) (Mammalia: Didelphidae), in two areas of Atlantic Forest of Rio de Janeiro State. Measurements and illustrations are included for females only.
authors.affiliation: Setor de Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martins-Hatano
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gettinger
authors.forename: H G
authors.initials: HG
authors.lastname: Bergallo
mesh_terms: D000053:Acari / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D000818:Animals; D001938:Brazil; D005260:Female; D009893:Opossums / Q000469:parasitology*; D014197:Trees