''Andreacarus'' is a genus of

mite Mites are small arachnids (eight-legged arthropods). Mites span two large orders of arachnids, the Acariformes and the Parasitiformes, which were historically grouped together in the subclass Acari, but genetic analysis does not show clear evid ...

s in the family

Laelapidae The Laelapidae are a family (biology), family of mites in the order Mesostigmata. The family is also referred to in the literature as Laelaptidae, which may be the correct spelling. Description Laelapidae have a shield covering all or most of ...

that are

parasitic Parasitism is a close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the host, causing it some harm, and is adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has c ...

on small mammals and

earwig Earwigs make up the insect order Dermaptera. With about 2,000 species in 12 families, they are one of the smaller insect orders. Earwigs have characteristic cerci, a pair of forcep-like pincers on their abdomen, and membranous wings folded ...

s in Africa and Madagascar. A number of Australian and New Guinean species were formerly included in the genus, but are now placed in a separate genus '' Juxtalaelaps''. The genus includes the following species: * '' Andreacarus brachyuromys'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''

Brachyuromys ''Brachyuromys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It contains the following species: * Betsileo short-tailed rat (''Brachyuromys betsileoensis'') * Gregarious short-tailed rat The gregarious short-tailed rat (''Brachyuromys ram ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus eliurus'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''

Eliurus ''Eliurus'' is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It contains the following species: * Tsingy tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus antsingy'') * Ankarana Special Reserve tufted-tailed rat (''Eliurus carletoni'') * Ellerman's tufted-tailed rat ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus galidia'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the carnivoran ''

Galidia The ring-tailed vontsira, locally still known as the ring-tailed mongoose (''Galidia elegans'') is a euplerid in the subfamily Galidiinae, a carnivoran native to Madagascar. It is the only species in genus ''Galidia''. Classification and et ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus gymnuromys'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''

Gymnuromys The voalavoanala (''Gymnuromys roberti'') is a species of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is the only species in the genus ''Gymnuromys''. It is found only in Madagascar. Its natural habitat is tropical dry forest The tropical and subtrop ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus hemicentetes'' Fain, 1991 (on the tenrec '' Hemicentetes'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus matthyssei'' Fain, 1991 (on the rodent '' Cricetomys'' in Nigeria) * '' Andreacarus petersi'' Radford, 1953 (on the rodents ''Cricetomys'', ''

Arvicanthis ''Arvicanthis'' is a genus of rodent from Africa. They are commonly referred to as unstriped grass mice, unstriped grass rats, and kusu rats. Species Genus ''Arvicanthis'' - unstriped grass mice * Abyssinian grass rat, ''Arvicanthis abyssinicus ...

'', and ''

Mastomys ''Mastomys'' is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Africa. It contains eight species: * Angolan multimammate mouse (''M. angolensis'') * Awash multimammate mouse or Awash mastomys (''M. awashensis'') * Southern multimammate mou ...

'' and the earwig ''

Hemimerus ''Hemimerus'' is a genus of earwigs, in the family Hemimeridae Hemimeridae is a family of earwigs in the suborder Neodermaptera. Hemimeridae was formerly considered a suborder, Hemimerina, but was reduced in rank to family and included in the ...

'' in mainland Africa) * '' Andreacarus nesomys'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''

Nesomys ''Nesomys'', also called red forest rats, is a genus of rodent in the family Nesomyidae. It is found only on Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus tenrec'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the tenrec ''

Tenrec A tenrec is any species of mammal within the afrotherian family Tenrecidae endemic to Madagascar. Tenrecs are wildly diverse; as a result of convergent evolution some resemble hedgehogs, shrews, opossums, rats, and mice. They occupy aquatic, a ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus voalavo'' Dowling et al., 2007 (on the rodent ''

Voalavo ''Voalavo'' is a genus of rodent in the subfamily Nesomyinae, found only in Madagascar. Two species are known, both of which occur in mountain forest above 1250 m (4100 ft) altitude; the northern voalavo lives in northern Madagascar an ...

'' in Madagascar) * '' Andreacarus zumpti'' Taufflieb, 1956 (on ''Cricetomys'' in mainland Africa)

References

Laelapidae Acari genera {{Laelapidae-stub