Demodex leucogasteri

Demodex leucogasteri is a hair follicle mite found in the hair follicles of the grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster.

Demodex leucogasteri
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Trombidiformes
Family: Demodecidae
Genus: Demodex
Species:
D. leucogasteri
Binomial name
Demodex leucogasteri
Hughes & Nutting, 1981

The mites were found on laboratory maintained individuals of the grasshopper mouse.

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