Gaeolaelaps gillespiei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dermanyssoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Dermanyssina Superfamilia: Dermanyssoidea

Familia: Laelapidae
Genus: Gaeolaelaps
Species: Gaeolaelaps gillespiei

Name

• Gaeolaelaps gillespiei Beaulieu, 2009: 38, figs. 1–11

Holotype: ♀; 15 April 1982, Dave Gillespie.

Type locality: Canada, British Columbia, Sidney, ex. roots and soil of wilting gerbera plants.

Etymology: Named in honour of David Gillespie (Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada) who collected the species and encouraged its use as a predator against fungus gnats and thrips

References

• Beaulieu, Frédéric, 2009: Review of the mite genus Gaeolaelaps Evans & Till (Acari: Laelapidae), and description of a new species from North America, G. gillespiei n.sp. Zootaxa, 2158, 33-49. PDF.