Hoplopleura trispinosa Kellogg & Ferris

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 : 34

Hoplopleura trispinosa Kellogg & Ferris

Ex Glaucomys volans (southern flying squirrel): 3F, NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 20 Oct. 2002, K. Walters, L­3036.

This louse parasitizes both northern and southern flying squirrels across much of North America including Tennessee ( Kim et al. 1986, Durden & Musser 1994, Durden et al. 1997a). Our collection is the first recorded for this louse from North Carolina and the GSMNP.