Abstract

ESTEBANES-GONZALEZ, María Luisa; SANCHEZ-HERNANDEZ, Cornelio; ROMERO-ALMARAZ, María de Lourdes  and  SCHNELL, Gary D.. Parasitic mites on rodents from Playa de Oro, Colima, Mexico. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2011, vol.27, n.1, pp. 169-176. ISSN 0065-1737.

We report mites of rodents from Playa de Oro, Colima, Mexico. The genera of rodents sampled were: Heteromys pictus, Heteromys spectabilis, Baiomys musculus, Nyctomys sumichrasti, Oryzomys couesi, Oryzomys melanotis, Osgoodomys banderanus, Reithrodontomys fulvescens, and Sigmodon mascotensis. We recorded species of mites belonging to the families Laelapidae, Macronyssidae, Listrophoridae, and Myocoptidae that are on new hosts, whereas others are notable range extensions. Specimens collected represent first records from Mexico of Lepidoglyphus hylandi, Laelaps oryzomydis, and Prolistrophorus bakeri.

Keywords : Colima; Acari; Glycyphagidae; Laelapidae; Listrophoridae; Macronyssidae; Myocoptidae; Heteromyidae; Muridae.