Gaeolaelaps gillespiei

Taxonavigation

edit
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

edit

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

edit

Primary references

edit