Listrophorus
Listrophorus is a genus of parasitic mites in the family Listrophoridae. North American species with their hosts include:[1]
An unidentified species has been recorded on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Whitaker and Wilson, 1974, p. 11; Whitaker et al., 2007, pp. 23–24
- ^ Morlan, 1952, table 2
Literature cited
- Morlan, H.B. 1952. Host relationships and seasonal abundance of some Southwest Georgia ectoparasites (subscription required). American Midland Naturalist 48(1):74–93.
- Whitaker, J.O. and Wilson, N. 1974. Host and distribution lists of mites (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair of wild mammals of North America, north of Mexico (subscription required). American Midland Naturalist 91(1):1–67.
- Whitaker, J.O., Walters, B.L., Castor, L.K., Ritzi, C.M. and Wilson, N. 2007. Host and distribution lists of mites (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair or on the skin of North American wild mammals north of Mexico: records since 1974. Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1:1–173.