Mercedes Delfinado

Mercedes D. Delfinado is a Filipino acarologist. She is a specialist in bee mites, and published widely on insects of south-east Asia. For over twenty years, she was a Chief Editor for the International Journal of Acarology. Multiple species were named in her honour. In 1962, Delfinado was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.

Si Mercedes D. Delfinado ay isang Pilipinong akarologist. Siya ay isang espesyalista sa mga bee mite, at malawakang nailathala tungkol sa mga insekto ng timog-silangang Asya. Sa loob ng mahigit dalawampung taon, siya ay naging Punong Patnugot para sa International Journal of Acarology. Maraming uri ng hayop ang ipinangalan sa kanya. Noong 1962, si Delfinado ay nakatanggap ng Guggenheim Fellowship.

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