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 Euschoengastia blarinae (Ewing) Pickens Co., Clemson, 14 December 2003 , ex Blarina brevicauda , coll. K.D. Cobb. In the eastern third of North America , Euschoengastia blarinae is a widely distributed ectoparasite of shrews including B. brevicauda , Sorex cinereus Kerr , Sorex fumeus Miller , and S. longirostris Bachman ; an exception was the type specimen taken from a rodent, Peromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque) ( Moore 1949 ; Wharton & Fuller 1952 ; Farrell 1956 ). Farrell (1956) wrote “The type host was given as Blarina brevicauda . However, the label on the type slide (USNM 1018) bears the host name Peromyscus leucopus . There is the possibility of confusion in labeling.” Larvae of E. blarinae are active year round except in June ( Farrell 1956 ).