Seasonal variations and relative abundance of mesostigmatid mites collected from Bandicota bengalensis and Rattus species in Rangoon, Burma.

Examination of 536 female mesostigmatid mites of 177 samples collected from Bandicota bengalensis in Rangoon, Burma revealed 6 species present: Laelaps echidnina, L. nuttalli, L. myonyssognathus, Laelaps sp. A and B of Allred, 1970, and Liponyssoides muris, all of which were elsewhere reported from Rattus spp. in Rangoon. Analysis of variation in abundance by season found no significant differences except for Liponyssoides muris which was most common in the hot dry season, March through May.