Ectoparasitic chiggers (Acari: Trombiculidae, Leeuwenhoekiidae), lice (Phthiraptera), and Hemiptera (Cimicidae and Reduviidae) from South Carolina, U. S. A. Author Reeves, Will K. Author Durden, Lance A. Author Wrenn, William J. text Zootaxa 2004 647 1 20 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.158298 45a301df-f575-46fa-a8ed-dd8d6ca53b18 1175­5326 158298 52622931-7DA7-4EF3-9AB9-47D8E47C9B4C Hoplopleura hirsuta Ferris Charleston Co., Wedge Plantation, 17 October 1994 , 21 September 1994 , and 23 October 1996 , ex Sigmodon hispidus , coll. K.L. Clark; Mount Pleasant, 9 September 1995 and 28 September 1995 , ex S. hispidus , coll. K.L. Clark; Chester Co., unlisted, 11 November 1994 , ex S. hispidus , coll. K.L. Clark; Hampton Co., Palachucola Wildlife Management Area, 9 February 1999 , coll. M.T. Hoplopleura hirsuta is an ectoparasite of Sigmodon spp. in the Nearctic and Neotropics. In South Carolina H. hirsuta is a specific ectoparasite of S. hispidus . Although not previously reported from South Carolina, this louse has been reported from the nearby states of Georgia , North Carolina, and Tennessee ( Kim et al. 1986 ; Durden et al. 1997 ).