Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA
Author
Reeves, Will K.
Author
Durden, Lance A.
Author
Ritzi, Christopher M.
Author
Beckham, Katy R.
Author
Super, Paul E
Author
Oconnor, Barry M.
text
Zootaxa
2007
1392
31
68
journal article
50155
10.5281/zenodo.273680
b16429f8-be10-4681-ae21-d44e1643a345
11755326
273680
Leptinus orientamericanus
Peck
*
Ex
Blarina brevicauda
(short tailed shrew): 3M, 3F,
TN
: Sevier Co., Indian Gap,
25 Nov. 1999
, R. Eckerlan.
Ex
Sorex fumeus
(smoky shrew): 1M,
TN
, Sevier Co., Brushy Mount,
8 Apr. 2002
, K. Walters, L2983. This mammal nest beetle lives in the fur and nests of small mammals, especially insectivores, in eastern
North
America
(Peck 1982). The above records are the first for the Park.