''Laelaps'' is a genus of common parasitic mites 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 ...

. Species, with their hosts, include: *'' Laelaps acuminata'' – ''

Oecomys ''Oecomys'' is a genus of rodent within the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It contains about 17 species, which live in trees and are distributed across forested parts of South America, extending into Panama and Trinidad Trinidad i ...

''Furman, 1972, p. 20 *'' Laelaps agilis'' – ''

Rattus ''Rattus'' is a genus of muroid rodents, all typically called rats. However, the term rat can also be applied to rodent species outside of this genus. Species and description The best-known ''Rattus'' species are the black rat (''R. rattus'') ...

''Whitaker and Wilson, 1974, p. 10 *'' Laelaps alaskensis'' – ''

Blarina The genus ''Blarina'' is a group of relatively large shrews with relatively short tails found in North America. They have 32 teeth and are in the red-toothed shrew subfamily. They generally have dark fur and thick feet. The saliva of these anim ...

'', '' Dicrostonyx'', ''

Lemmiscus The sagebrush vole (''Lemmiscus curtatus'') is a tiny vole found in western North America. This is the only member of genus ''Lemmiscus''. They are somewhat similar in appearance to lemmings. They have chunky bodies with short legs and a very sh ...

'', '' Lemmus'', ''

Microtus ''Microtus'' is a genus of voles found in North America, Europe and northern Asia. The genus name refers to the small ears of these animals. About 62 species are placed in the genus. They are stout rodents with short ears, legs and tails. They ea ...

'', '' Mustela'', '' Myodes'', ''

Myotis The mouse-eared bats or myotises are a diverse and widespread genus (''Myotis'') of bats within the family Vespertilionidae. The noun "''myotis''" itself is a New Latin construction, from the Greek "''muós'' (meaning "mouse") and "''oûs''" (mea ...

'', ''

Napaeozapus The woodland jumping mouse (''Napaeozapus insignis'') is a species of jumping mouse found in North America. It can jump up to using its extremely strong feet and long tail. Taxonomy Representatives of the family Dipodidae are found in the nort ...

'', ''

Ochrotomys The golden mouse (''Ochrotomys nuttalli'') is a species of New World mouse. It is usually 5–8 inches (12–25 cm) in body length, and has a soft pelage that ranges from golden-brownish to burnt orange in color. The genus name comes ...

'', ''

Ondatra The muskrat (''Ondatra zibethicus'') is a medium-sized semiaquatic rodent native to North America and an introduced species in parts of Europe, Asia, and South America. The muskrat is found in wetlands over a wide range of climates and habitat ...

'', '' Onychomys'', ''

Parascalops The hairy-tailed mole (''Parascalops breweri''), also known as Brewer's mole, is a medium-sized North American mole. It is the only member of the genus ''Parascalops''. The species epithet ''breweri'' refers to Thomas Mayo Brewer, an American n ...

'', ''

Peromyscus ''Peromyscus'' is a genus of rodents. They are commonly referred to as deer mice or deermice, not to be confused with the chevrotain or "mouse deer". They are New World mice only distantly related to the common house and laboratory mouse, ''Mu ...

'', '' Phenacomys'', ''

Poliocitellus Franklin's ground squirrel (''Poliocitellus franklinii'') is a species of squirrel native to North America, and the only member of the genus ''Poliocitellus''. Due to the destruction of prairie, the populations of Franklin's ground squirrel have ...

'', ''

Sorex The genus ''Sorex'' includes many of the common shrews of Eurasia and North America, and contains at least 142 known species and subspecies. Members of this genus, known as long-tailed shrews, are the only members of the tribe Soricini of the su ...

'', '' Synaptomys'', '' Thomomys''Whitaker and Wilson, 1974, p. 10; Whitaker et al., 2007, p. 20 *'' Laelaps boultoni'' – ''

Neacomys The genus ''Neacomys'', also known as bristly mice because of their spiny fur, includes several species of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is most closely related to ''Oligoryzomys'', ''Oreoryzomys'', and ''Microryzomys'' ...

'', '' Sigmodon'', ''

Oligoryzomys ''Oligoryzomys'' is a genus of rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Many species are known as pygmy rice rats or colilargos.Musser and Carleton, 2005 The genus is found from Mexico to Tierra del Fuego and includes approximately 1 ...

'', ''

Heteromys ''Heteromys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Heteromyidae, commonly known as spiny pocket mice. It is the only extant genus in the subfamily Heteromyinae which also includes the extinct genera ''Diprionomys'' and ''Metaliomys''. ''Heteromys ...

'' *'' Laelaps castroi'' – ''

'' *'' Laelaps clethrionomydis'' – ''

'',Whitaker et al., 2007, p. 20 '' Myodes'' *'' Laelaps conula'' – ''

Rhipidomys ''Rhipidomys'' is a genus of rodents in the family Cricetidae, The following 24 species of climbing mouse species are currently recognised: * '' Rhipidomys albujai'' * Southern climbing mouse (''Rhipidomys austrinus'') * Cariri climbing mouse ( ...

'' *'' Laelaps crinigera'' –

Oryzomyini Oryzomyini is a tribe of rodents in the subfamily Sigmodontinae of the family Cricetidae. It includes about 120 species in about thirty genera,Weksler et al., 2006, table 1 distributed from the eastern United States to the southernmost parts of S ...

*'' Laelaps dearmasi'' – ''

Zygodontomys ''Zygodontomys'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of the family Cricetidae. Its closest relative may be '' Scolomys''. It ranges from Central America Central America ( es, América Central or ) is a subregion of the Americas ...

'' *'' Laelaps differens'' *''

Laelaps echidnina The name Laelaps is a name attributed to the following: * Laelaps (mythology) Laelaps ( grc-gre, Λαῖλαψ, ''gen''.: means "hurricane") (Lelaps, Lalaps, Lailaps) was a Greek mythological dog that never failed to catch what it was hunting. ...

'' – ''

'',Furman, 1972, p. 19 ''

Didelphis ''Didelphis'' is a genus of New World marsupials. The six species in the genus ''Didelphis'', commonly known as Large American opossums, are members of the ''opossum'' order, Didelphimorphia. The genus ''Didelphis'' is composed of cat-sized ...

'', '' Sigmodon'', '' Mus'', ''

'', ''

Sylvilagus Cottontail rabbits are the leporid species in the genus ''Sylvilagus'', found in the Americas. Most ''Sylvilagus'' species have stub tails with white undersides that show when they retreat, giving them their characteristic name. However, this ...

'' *'' Laelaps evansi'' – ''

Neofiber The round-tailed muskrat (''Neofiber alleni'') is a species of rodent in the family Cricetidae, sometimes called the Florida water rat.Laelaps exceptionalis'' – "wild rat" *'' Laelaps flexa'' – ''

Microryzomys ''Microryzomys'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. It is closely related to '' Oreoryzomys'', '' Oligoryzomys'', and ''Neacomys''.Weksler, 2006 It contains two species, both restricted to the Andes: '' M. altissim ...

'' *'' Laelaps giganteus'' – '' Lemniscomys'' *'' Laelaps incilis'' – ''

'', ''

Neotamias ''Neotamias'' is a genus of chipmunks within the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. It contains 23 species, which mostly occur in western North America. Along with ''Eutamias'', this genus is often considered a subgenus of ''Tamias''. Spe ...

'', ''

'' *'' Laelaps kochi'' – ''

'', ''

Corynorhinus The genus ''Corynorhinus'' consists of the big-eared bats, or American long-eared bats. Only three species occur in the genus, all occurring in North America. Members of this group were previously in the genus ''Plecotus'', the long-eared bats, ...

'', '' Dicrostonyx'', ''

Dipodomys Kangaroo rats, small mostly nocturnal rodents of genus ''Dipodomys'', are native to arid areas of western North America. The common name derives from their bipedal form. They hop in a manner similar to the much larger kangaroo, but developed thi ...

'', '' Glaucomys'', ''

'', '' Mustela'', '' Myodes'', ''

'', ''

Neovison ''Neogale'' is a genus of mustelid native to the Americas, ranging from Alaska south to Bolivia. Members of this genus are known as New World weasels. Taxonomy Members in this genus were formerly classified into the genera '' Mustela'' and ' ...

'', ''

Neurotrichus ''Neurotrichus'' is a genus of shrew-like moles. It is classified, together with the fossil genus '' Quyania'', in the tribe Neurotrichini of the subfamily Talpinae. The only living species is the American shrew-mole (''N. gibbsii'') of the n ...

'', ''

'', '' Phenacomys'', '' Sigmodon'', ''

'', '' Synaptomys'', ''

Tamias ''Tamias'' is a genus of chipmunks in the tribe Marmotini of the squirrel family. The genus includes a single living species, the eastern chipmunk (''Tamias striatus''). The genus name ''Tamias'' ( el, ταμίας) means "treasurer", "steward", ...

'', '' Zapus'' *'' Laelaps lavieri'' – '' Mus'' *'' Laelaps lemmi'' – '' Lemmus'' *'' Laelaps liberiensis'' – ''

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 ...

'' *'' Laelaps manguinhosi'' – ''

Holochilus ''Holochilus'' is a genus of semiaquatic rodents in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae,* sometimes called marsh rats. It contains five living species, '' H. brasiliensis'', '' H. chacarius'', '' H. nanus'', '' H. oxe'', and '' H. sciureus' ...

'', ''

Nectomys ''Nectomys'' is a genus of rodent in the tribe Oryzomyini of family Cricetidae. Musser and Carleton, 2005. It is closely related to ''Amphinectomys'' and was formerly considered congeneric with ''Sigmodontomys''. It consists of five species, which ...

'', ''

Neusticomys ''Neusticomys'' is a genus of semiaquatic, animalivorous South American rodents in the family Cricetidae. The term ''Neusticomys'' derives from the two ancient greek words (), meaning "able to swim", and (), meaning "mouse, rat". ''N. monticol ...

'', and various other mammals *'' Laelaps mazzai'' – ''

Calomys Vesper mice are rodents belonging to a genus ''Calomys''. They are widely distributed in South America. Some species are notable as the vectors of Argentinian hemorrhagic fever and Bolivian hemorrhagic fever. The genus was originally named ''He ...

'', ''

'' *'' Laelaps multispinosa'' – '' Castor'', ''

'', ''

'', '' Mustela'', ''

'', ''

Procyon Procyon () is the brightest star in the constellation of Canis Minor and usually the eighth-brightest star in the night sky, with an apparent visual magnitude of 0.34. It has the Bayer designation α Canis Minoris, which is Latinize ...

''Whitaker and Wilson, 1974, p. 10; Whitaker et al., 2007, p. 21 *'' Laelaps muricola'' – ''

'' *'' Laelaps muris'' – ''

'', ''

'' *'' Laelaps navasi'' –

*'' Laelaps nuttalli'' – '' Mus'', ''

'', ''

Sciurus The genus ''Sciurus'' contains most of the common, bushy-tailed squirrels in North America, Europe, temperate Asia, Central America and South America. Species The number of species in the genus is subject to change. In 2005, Thorington & Hoffma ...

''Whitaker et al., 2007, p. 21 *'' Laelaps ovata'' – ''

Nephelomys ''Nephelomys'' is a genus of South American oryzomyine rodents found in the Andes from Bolivia to Venezuela, with a westward extension into the mountains of Costa Rica. Its generic name is derived from the Ancient Greek word ''nephelê'' "mist", ...

'' *'' Laelaps paulistanensis'' – ''

'',

*'' Laelaps pilifer'' –

*'' Laelaps spicata'' –

*'' Laelaps stupkai'' – '' Synaptomys'' *'' Laelaps surcomata'' – ''

''Furman, 1972, p. 18 *'' Laelaps thori'' Unnamed or unidentified species have been reported on '' Gerbilliscus robustus'' and '' Acomys wilsoni'' in TanzaniaStanley et al., 2007, p. 70 and on the

marsh rice rat The marsh rice rat (''Oryzomys palustris'') is a semiaquatic North American rodent in the family Cricetidae. It usually occurs in wetland habitats, such as swamps and salt marshes. It is found mostly in the eastern and southern United States, fr ...

(''Oryzomys palustris'') in Florida and Georgia.Worth, 1950, p. 330; Morlan, 1952, table 2

Synonym of ''Dryptosaurus''

In 1866, an incomplete

theropod Theropoda (; ), whose members are known as theropods, is a dinosaur clade that is characterized by hollow bones and three toes and claws on each limb. Theropods are generally classed as a group of saurischian dinosaurs. They were ancestrally c ...

dinosaur Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...

skeleton ( ANSP 9995) was found in

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

by workers in a quarry belonging to the upper part of the

New Egypt Formation The New Egypt Formation is a Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) geologic formation of the Monmouth Group in New Jersey, United States."Dryptosaurus." In: Dodson, Peter & Britt, Brooks & Carpenter, Kenneth & Forster, Catherine A. & Gillette, David D. & Norell, Mark A. & Olshevsky, George & Parrish, J. Michael & Weishampel, David B. ''The Age of Dinosaurs''. Publications International, LTD. p. 112-113. . Paleontologist E.D. Cope described the remains, naming the creature "''Laelaps''" ("storm wind", after the dog in Greek mythology that never failed to catch what it was hunting).Cope, E.D. (1866). "Discovery of a gigantic dinosaur in the Cretaceous of New Jersey." ''Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia'', 18: 275-279. "Laelaps" became one of the first dinosaurs described from

North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...

(following ''

Hadrosaurus ''Hadrosaurus'' (; ) is a genus of hadrosaurid ornithopod dinosaurs that lived in North America during the Late Cretaceous Period in what is now the Woodbury Formation about 80 million to 78 million years ago. The holotype specimen was found in f ...

'', ''

Aublysodon ''Aublysodon'' (“backwards-flowing tooth") is a genus of carnivorous dinosaurs known only from the Judith River Formation in Montana, which has been dated to the late Campanian age of the late Cretaceous period (about 75 million years ago). The ...

'' and ''

Trachodon ''Trachodon'' (meaning "rough tooth") is a dubious genus of hadrosaurid dinosaur based on teeth from the Campanian-age Upper Cretaceous Judith River Formation of Montana, U.S.Leidy, J. (1856). "Notice of remains of extinct reptiles and fishes, d ...

''). Subsequently, it was discovered that the name "Laelaps" had already been given to 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 ...

, and Cope's lifelong rival

O.C. Marsh Othniel Charles Marsh (October 29, 1831 – March 18, 1899) was an American professor of Paleontology in Yale College and President of the National Academy of Sciences. He was one of the preeminent scientists in the field of paleontology. Among h ...

changed the name in 1877 to ''Dryptosaurus''.

References

Literature cited

*Furman, D.P. 1972. Laelapid mites (Laelapidae: Laelapinae) from Venezuela. Brigham Young University Science Bulletin 17(3):1–58. *Morlan, H.B. 1952
Host relationships and seasonal abundance of some Southwest Georgia ectoparasites
(subscription required). American Midland Naturalist 48(1):74–93. *Stanley, W.T., Rogers, M.A., Senzota, R.B.M., Mturi, F.A., Kihaule, P.M., Moehlman, P.D. and O'Connor, B.M. 2007. Surveys of small mammals in Tarangire National Park, Tanzania. Journal of East African Natural History 96(1):47–71. *Whitaker, J.O. and Wilson, N. 1974
Host and distribution lists of mites (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair of wild mammals of North America, north of Mexico
(subscription required). American Midland Naturalist 91(1):1–67. *Whitaker, J.O., Walters, B.L., Castor, L.K., Ritzi, C.M. and Wilson, N. 2007
Host and distribution lists of mites (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair or on the skin of North American wild mammals north of Mexico: records since 1974
Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1:1–173. *Worth, C.B. 1950
Observations on ectoparasites of some small mammals in Everglades National Park and Hillsborough County, Florida
(subscription required). The Journal of Parasitology 36(4):326–335. {{Taxonbar, from=Q1946509 Laelapidae Parasites of rodents

Synonym of ''Dryptosaurus''

See also

References

Literature cited