Euschoengastia setosa

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Euschoengastia setosa is a mite in the genus Euschoengastia of the family Trombiculidae that mostly parasitizes small rodents and lagomorphs. Recorded hosts include marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia;Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 4 the deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in Tennessee; and the eastern red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in North Carolina, among others.Reeves et al., 2007, p. 58

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Literature cited

  • Reeves, W.K., Durden, L.A., Ritzi, C.M., Beckham, K.R., Super, P.E. and O'Connor, B.M. 2007. [http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2007f/z01392p068f.pdf Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA] (abstract only). Zootaxa 1392:31–68.
  • Wilson, N. and Durden, L.A. 2003. [https://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2699.2003.00894.x Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: an inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis] (subscription required). Journal of Biogeography 30(8):1207–1220.

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Category:Trombidiformes

Category:Animals described in 1937

Category:Parasites of rodents

Category:Arachnids of North America

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