Androlaelaps schaeferi

Androlaelaps schaeferi (formerly known as Gromphadorholaelaps schaeferi) is a mite that lives on the Madagascar hissing cockroach (Gromphadorhina portentosa). While it was formerly believed that it sucks body fluid from its host, coloring experiments have shown that this is false. Instead, it takes part in its host's meal. They are usually concentrated between the host's legs and around the spiracles.^[1][2]

Androlaelaps schaeferi
Adults and juveniles
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Laelapidae
Genus:	Androlaelaps
Species:	A. schaeferi
Binomial name
Androlaelaps schaeferi (Till, 1969)
Synonyms
Gromphadorholaelaps schaeferi