Dermanyssus hirundinis (Hermann)

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 : 47

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.273680

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1BA23B6E-F96B-495C-B0C5-0AC99413D0C3

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6243939

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scientific name

Dermanyssus hirundinis (Hermann)
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Dermanyssus hirundinis (Hermann)

Ex Hirundo rustica (barn swallow) nest: “Several,” NC, Swain Co., Oconaluftee, 7 Aug. 2002, W. K. Reeves, L­ 2991.

Ex Hirundo rustica (barn swallow): NC, Haywood Co., Oconaluftee, Purchase Knob, 23 Apr. 2006, P. A. Super.

Dermanyssus hirundinis infests a wide variety of birds in North America and will also infest human habitations (Moss et al. 1970).