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
10.5281/zenodo.273680
b16429f8-be10-4681-ae21-d44e1643a345
11755326
273680
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
.