Eutrombicula batatas is a species of chigger (trombiculid mite).
Host species include:
Didelphimorphia
Chiroptera
Cetartiodactyla
Lagomorpha
Rodentia
Primates
References
Literature cited
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- Voss, R.S. 1991. An introduction to the neotropical muroid rodent genus Zygodontomys. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 210:1âÂÂ113.
- Wilson, N. and Durden, L.A. 2003. Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: an inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis (subscription required). Journal of Biogeography 30(8):1207âÂÂ1220.
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