title: Bolivian ectoparasites: a new species of laelapine mite (Acari: Parasitiformes, Laelapidae) from the rodent Neacomys spinosus.
abstract: Laelaps neacomydis n. sp. is described from the pelage of the rodent Neacomys spinosus collected in Bolivia. Collection records from northern Brazil, southeastern Peru, and central Bolivia indicate its wide distribution across Amazonas associated with rodents of the genus Neacomys. The formal taxonomic description and illustrations are derived from the adults (female and male). Two larger species of laelapine mites, Gigantolaelaps intermedius and L. boultoni, infest the same hosts at the same localities.
authors.affiliation: Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska 68588-0514, USA. donaldg@alltel.net
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gettinger
authors.forename: Scott L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Gardner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001838:Bolivia / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008925:Mites / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D009115:Muridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*