Androlaelaps fahrenholzi is a species of mite

Mite

Mites, along with ticks, are small arthropods belonging to the subclass Acari and the class Arachnida. The scientific discipline devoted to the study of ticks and mites is called acarology.-Diversity and systematics:...

 in the genus Androlaelaps

Androlaelaps

Androlaelaps is a genus of mites in the family Laelapidae.-Species:* Androlaelaps alexandrini * Androlaelaps angustotactus Karg, 1994* Androlaelaps anomalis...

of the family Laelapidae

Laelapidae

Laelapidae is a family of mites in the order Mesostigmata.-Genera:* Aetholaelaps Strandtmann & Camin, 1956* Alphalaelaps Radford, 1951* Andreacarus Radford, 1953* Androlaelaps Berlese, 1903* Angosomaspis Costa, 1971...

. It occurs throughout the contiguous United States, where it has been recorded on the mammals Arborimus albipes, Arborimus longicaudus, Bassariscus astutus, Blarina brevicauda, Blarina carolinensis, Callospermophilus lateralis, Chaetodipus hispidus, Condylura cristata, Corynorhinus townsendii, Cryptotis parva, Cynomys ludovicianus, Didelphis virginiana, Dipodomys elator, Dipodomys elephantinus, Dipodomys ordii, Dipodomys venustus, Geomys pinetis, Glaucomys sabrinus, Glaucomys volans, Lemmiscus curtatus, Marmota monax, Mephitis mephitis, Microtus chrotorrhinus, Ictidomys tridecemlineatus, Microtus longicaudus, Microtus montanus, Microtus ochrogaster, Microtus oregoni, Microtus pennsylvanicus, Microtus pinetorum, Microtus richardsoni, Microtus townsendii, Mus musculus, Mustela erminea, Mustela frenata, Mustela nivalis, Myodes californicus, Myodes gapperi, Napaeozapus insignis, Neofiber alleni, Neotamias amoenus, Neotamias minimus, Neotoma cinerea, Neotoma floridana, Neotoma fuscipes, Neotoma lepida, Neotoma magister, Neotoma micropus, Neovison vison, Neurotrichus gibbsii, Ochrotomys nuttalli, Ondatra zibethicus, Onychomys leucogaster

Onychomys leucogaster

The Northern Grasshopper Mouse, or Killer Mouse , is a North American carnivorous rodent originating from the dry areas of the continent.- Background Information. :...

, Otospermophilus beecheyi, Oryzomys palustris, Parascalops breweri, Perognathus fasciatus, Perognathus parvus, Peromyscus boylii, Peromyscus crinitus, Peromyscus gossypinus, Peromyscus leucopus, Peromyscus maniculatus

Peromyscus maniculatus

Peromyscus maniculatus is a rodent native to North America. It is most commonly called the Deer Mouse, although that name is common to most species of Peromyscus and is fairly widespread across the continent, with the major exception being the southeast United States and the far north.Like other...

, Peromyscus truei, Podomys floridanus, Poliocitellus franklinii, Procyon lotor, Rattus norvegicus, Reithrodontomys megalotis, Scalopus aquaticus, Scapanus latimanus, Scapanus orarius, Scapanus townsendii, Sciurus carolinensis, Sciurus niger, Sigmodon hispidus, Sorex bendirii, Sorex cinereus, Sorex fumeus, Sorex longirostris, Sorex pacificus, Sorex palustris, Sorex trowbridgii, Sorex vagrans, Spilogale putorius, Sylvilagus floridanus, Sylvilagus palustris, Synaptomys borealis, Synaptomys cooperi, Tamias striatus, Tamiasciurus hudsonicus, Taxidea taxus, Thomomys talpoides, Urocitellus beldingi, Urocitellus brunneus, Urocitellus richardsonii, Urocitellus townsendii, Urocitellus washingtoni, Urocyon cinereoargenteus, Xerospermophilus tereticaudus, Zapus hudsonius, Zapus princeps, and Zapus trinotatus.

Literature cited

• 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.