Eulaelaps Haemogamasus longitarsus (Banks)

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 : 52

Eulaelaps sp.

Ex Cervus elaphus (elk) (introduced): 1 F, NC, Haywood Co., Cataloochee, 9 Jan. 2003, W. K. Reeves, L­ 3020.

Eulaelaps spp. are generally not associated with elk and this is an unusual host association. Some Eulaelaps live preys on other small arthropods and could have been hitchhiking on the elk. Haemogamasus longitarsus (Banks)

Ex Rattus norvegicus ( Norway rat): 1 M, 3 F, TN, Sevier Co., 27 Dec. 2003 Elkmont, 27 Dec. 2003, K. Langdon.

Haemogamasus longitarsus is a widely collected ectoparasite of rodents in North America (Whitaker & Wilson 1974).

Haemogamasus longitarsus (Banks)

Ex Rattus norvegicus ( Norway rat): 1 M, 3 F, TN, Sevier Co., 27 Dec. 2003 Elkmont, 27 Dec. 2003, K. Langdon.

Haemogamasus longitarsus is a widely collected ectoparasite of rodents in North America (Whitaker & Wilson 1974).