Androlaelaps rotundus (Fonseca) (Acari: Parasitiformes: Laelapidae): Taxonomic Status, Lectotype/Paralectotype Designation, and New Morphological Details

Abstract

The status of Androlaelaps rotundus (Fonseca) (Acari: Gamasida: Laelapidae) is solidified by designating a lectotype and series of paralectotypes based on museum specimens. These specimens were studied from the Acari Collection of the Instituto Butantan in Sao Paulo, Brazil. New morphological details given here suggest that a species of Necromys Ameghino may be the host of the type series of A. rotundus.