Euschoengastia setosa

Euschoengastia setosa is a mite in the genus Euschoengastia of the family Trombiculidae that mostly parasitizes small rodents and lagomorphs.[1] Recorded hosts include marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia;[2] the deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in Tennessee; and the eastern red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in North Carolina, among others.[1]

Euschoengastia setosa
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E. setosa
Binomial name
Euschoengastia setosa
(Ewing, 1937)

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References

  1. Reeves et al., 2007, p. 58
  2. Wilson and Durden, 2003, table 4

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