Laelaps
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The name Laelaps is a name attributed to the following:
- Laelaps (mythology) was a Greek mythological dog who never failed to catch what he was hunting.
- Laelaps (mite) is a genus of mites which are ectoparasites of rodents. The most familiar species is the spiny rat mite Laelaps echidninus, because it is a common parasite of fancy rats.
- Laelaps (dinosaur) The dinosaur Dryptosaurus was originally referred to by the name Laelaps until it was discovered that the mite (above) was named first. Many species formerly attributed to the defunct genus are dubious or have been reclassified, such as Albertosaurus.
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