Euschoengastia pipistrelli Brennan

Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E & Oconnor, Barry M., 2007, Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Zootaxa 1392, pp. 31-68 : 58

Euschoengastia pipistrelli Brennan

Ex Myotis septentrionalis (northern myotis): 12L, TN, Blount Co., Gregory’s Cave, Jun. 2002, L­2933 (Reeves 2000); ~40L, TN, Blount Co., Whiteoak Sinks, 21 Jun. 2002, TN Tech Univ. group, L­2939.

Ex Pipistrellus subflavus (eastern pipistrelle): 1L, TN, Blount Co., Gregory’s Cave, Sep. 1999, W. K. Reeves, L­3021 (Reeves 2000); 1L, TN, Blount Co., Whiteoak Saltpeter Cave, Sep. 1999, W. K. Reeves, L­ 3022 (Reeves 2000).

These chiggers were primarily removed from the ears and faces of bats that were roosting in caves (Reeves 2000).