Gaeolaelaps gillespiei
Taxonavigation
editTaxonavigation: Dermanyssoidea |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Laelapidae
Genus: Gaeolaelaps
Species: Gaeolaelaps gillespiei
Name
editGaeolaelaps 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
editPrimary references
edit- Beaulieu, F. 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. Abstract & excerpt PDF DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2158.1.3 Reference page.