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Ectoparasites of Arizona Author(s): Gordon V. R. Bradshaw and Anthony Ross Source: Journal of the Arizona Academy of Science, Vol. 1, No. 4 (Apr., 1961), pp. 109-112 Published by: Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/40026556 Accessed: 06/05/2010 21:33

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http://www.jstor.org ECTOPARASITESOF ARIZONA BATS Gordon V. R. Bradshaw1 and Anthony Ross2,3

University of Arizona

Due to the increasingnumber of studies of bats in a complete year, and the ectoparasiteare found over the southwesternUnited States and the public health the entire ranges of the bats. This we feel is borne problems which these present, a compilation out by the numerous reportedrecords of association of the ectoparasitesof the bats that occur in Arizona and our repeated collections of the bats and their is deemed appropriate at this time. Bats in their associatedStreblidae. seasonal activities cover large areas, even migrating between the United and and The authors wish to express their appreciationto States, Canada, Mexico, the for their identificationof various there is a considerableopportunity for dissemination following people of their Notable these groups and their review of synonomy in these same ectoparasites. among parasites Dr. D. P. Furman and Dr. R. L. is the , Dermacentorandersoni, a known vector groups: () Usinger (cimicids), both of the of Ento- of Rocky Mountain SpottedFever. Department mology and Parasitology, University of California; We have undertakena surveyof the literatureand Mr. G. M. Kohls (), Dr. J. M. Brennan (chig- the collecting of bats in Arizona. In the course of gers), and Dr. W. L. Jellison (fleas), all of the this work over 20,000 bats of various were RockyMountain Laboratory, Hamilton, Montana. We checked for parasites by the authors. The bats in- also wish to express our gratitude to' the following spected in this surveywere obtained in various ways: people at the University of Arizona: Dr. E .L. by visual inspection of caves, mines and houses for Cockrum,Department of Zoology, for partial finan- bats; by mist-netting over waterholes and streams, cial supportthrough his National ScienceFoundation and caves and mines, by shooting isolated bats over Grant G-5209 (Biology of the Bats of the South- waterholesand in caves and mines. The ectoparasites west) , and for his enthusiasmand help in collecting were otbained by the use of K. A. A .D. which was these ectoparasitesand knowledge of location of vari- dropped over the more active ectoparasites.This ous caves and mines in the Southwest; Drs. W. L. caused their immediate death and greatly facilitated Nutting and F. G. Werner, both of the Department the collecting. All of the specimenswere preserved of Entomology, for their helpfulness in other areas. in K. A. A. D. which is a mixture of one kero- part We have a list of the bats and the ecto- sene, two parts glacial acetic acid, ten 95% prepared parts that have been reported on the bats. The ethyl alcohol and one part dioxane. parasites localities of collection have been noted whereverpos- New state records, host records and several new sible. The author and date of publication for each species were obtained,but no special attemptis made entry is listed at the end of each citation. The speci- to refer to them in this paper. First reports for the mens collected in this survey were usually retained United States are noted for Paratrichobiuslongkrus, by the identifiersin their respectivegroups, and all Trichobiusmixtus and Tecomatlana sandovali. All of citations followed by "RML" refer to the Rocky these ectoparasiteswere taken from bats collected in Mountain LaboratoryCollection. The dipterousecto- Arizona. parasites are deposited in the personal collection of A. Ross. In this paper the following bats are consideredthe hosts for the given Streblidaein Arizona (and typical OF north of Mexico) : corynorhini,parasite LIST ECTOPARASITES of Plecotus townsendi; T. major, parasite of Myotis Acarina: velifer incautus;T . adamsi, parasiteof Macrotuscaii- Spinturnicidae. fornicus; T. sphaeronotus,parasite of Leptonycteris Spinturnix carloshoffmanni Hoffmann, 1944. nivalis; T . mixtus parasite of Choeronycterismexi- S. americanus (Banks, 1910). cana; Nycterophiliacoxata, parasite of Macrotuscali- Dermanyssidae. Ichoronyssus crosbyi (Ewing and Stover, 1915). fornicus; Paratrichobiuslongicrus, parasite of Choe- I. mexicana. robustipes (Ewing, 1925). ronycteris . the other hosts for the above Ornithodoros stageri Cooley and Kohls, 1941. However, reported O. yumatensis Cooley and Kohls, 1941. species of ectoparasitesare recorded. The selected O. kelleyi Cooley and Kohls, 1941. hosts for the Streblidae,cited above, are not arbitrar- Trombiculidae. ily chosen. They are designated as the typical hosts Whartonia perplexa (Brennan, 1947). because these bats maintain the Trombicula myotis Ewing, 1929. ectoparasitesduring T. mexicana Ewing, 1937. T ecomatlana sandovali Hoffmann, 1947. departmentof Zoology;2Department of Entomology;Co- . author. myotis Hedeen, 1953.

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Insecta: Cimicidae: Hemiptera. Cimex pilosellus. ARIZONA: Highway bridge, US 70, Cimicidae. 7.3 mi. N.W. Pima, Graham Co., 20 Sept. 1959, Collr. Cimex pilosellus Horvath, 1910. E. Cockrum. Diptera. Myotis velifer. Streblidae. Trichobius sphaeronotus Jobling, 1939. Spinturnicidae: T. Spin turnix carloshoffmanni. ARIZONA: Crystal Cave, corynorhini Cockerell, 1910. 8 mi. S. Pinal T. adamsi 1943. Winkleman, Co., 23 May 1959, Collr. Augustson, G. B. and A. White Oak Walker T. mixtus Curran, 1935. R.; Mine, Canyon, Paratrichobius Pajaritos Mtns., Santa Cruz Co., 28 May 1959, Collr. longicrus (Ribeiro, 1907). G. B. and A. R. Nycterophilia coxata Ferris, 1916. Dermanyssidae: . ARIZONA: White Oak Basilia antrozoi (Townsend, 1893). Ichoronyssus crosbyi. Mine, B. Walker Canyon, Pajaritos Mtns., Santa Cruz Co., 28 corynorhini (Ferris, 1916). Collr. G. B. and A. R. B. jorcipata Ferris, 1924. May 1959, Siphonaptera. Argasidae: Ornithodoros yumatensis. ARIZONA: Crystal Cave, 8 Ischnopsyllidae. mi. S. Pinal Myodopsylla coll insi Kohls, 1937. Winkleman, Co., 23 May 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35209); Mine, Beehive Mtn., Tucson Mtns., Pima 30 Collr. G. B. HOST-PARASITE LIST Co., May 1959, and A. R. (RML 35208). Phyllostomatidae Trombiculidae: Macrotus calif ornicus. Trombicula myotis. ARIZONA: Under bridge nr. Con- tinental, Pima Co., 15 April 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. Argasidae: R. Ornithodoros sp. ARIZONA: Fortuna 45 mi. (RML 35204); Crystal Cave, 8 mi. S. Winkleman, Mine, Pinal 23 Collr. G. B. and A. R. N.N.W. of Tucson, Sawtooth Mtn., Pima Co., 15 Nov. Co., May 1959, (RML 1958, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35038). 25209). Trombiculidae: T. mexicana. ARIZONA: Waterhole, Madera Canyon, Tecomatlana sandovali. ARIZONA: Fortuna 45 Santa Rita Mtns., Pima Co., 12 April 1959, Collr. G. Mine, B. and A. R. mi. N.N.W. of Tucson, Sawtooth Mtn., Pima Co., 15 (RML 35205). Nov. 1958, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35038). Sarcoptidae: Streblidae: Sarcopies myotis. ARIZONA: White Oak Mine, Walker Santa Trichobius adamsi. ARIZONA: Fortuna Mine, 45 mi. Canyon, Pajaritos Mtns., Cruz Co., 28 Collr. G. B. and A. 8 mi. N.N.W. of Tucson, Sawtooth Mtn., Ross, 1959; Parker, May 1959, R.; Crystal Cave, Mohave 4.2 mi. S. Winkleman, Pinal Co., 23 May 1959, Collr. G. B. Co., Augustson, 1943; Burney Mine, and A. R. S, 4.9 mi. E. of Oracle Junction, Pinal Co., 22 Mar. 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R.; Highway bridge, US 70, Cimicidae: 7.3 mi. NW Pima (2800'), Graham Co., 20 Sept. 1959, Cimex pilosellus. ARIZONA: Crystal Cave, 8 mi. S. of Collr. E. Cockrum. Winkleman, Pinal Co., 23 May 1959, Collr. G. B. and Nycterophilia coxata. ARIZONA: Fortuna Mine, 45 mi. A. R.; Beehive Mine, Beehive Mtn., Tucson Mtns., N.N.W. of Tucson, Sawtooth Mtn., Pima Co., 1 Nov., Pima Co., 30 May 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. 15 Nov. 1958, Collr. G. B. and A. R. Ischnopsyllidae: Choeronycteris mexicana. Myodopsylla collinsi. ARIZONA: Tucson Mtns., Pima Santa Nino 3.8 mi. SW Streblidae: Co., Wehrle, 1953; Mine, « Washington Camp, Santa Cruz Co., 22 Feb. Collr. Trichobius mixtus. ARIZONA: rd. mi. S. of 1959, Cave, 10.5 G. B. and A. R. (RML 35040); Waterhole, Madera Oracle (on Control Rd.), Pima Co., 4 Sept. 1959, Santa Rita Pima 12 Collr. G. B. and A. R. Canyon, Mtns., Co., April 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35205); Nr. Continental, Paratrichobius longicrus. ARIZONA: Cave, 10.5 rd. Pima 15 Collr. G. B. and A. R. mi. S. of Oracle Control Pima 4 Co., April 1959, (RML (on Rd.), Co., Sept. 35204); Crystal Cave, 8 mi. S. Winkleman, Pinal Co., 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. 23 May 1959, Collr. G, B. and A. R. (RML 35209); Leptonycteris nival is. White Oak Mine, Walker Canyon, Pajaritos Mtns., Dermanyssidae : Santa Cruz Co., 28 May 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. Ichoronyssus sp. ARIZONA: Crystal Cave, Catalina (RML 35206). Mtns., 5000 ft., Pima Co., 13 June 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. Myotis thysanodes. Spinturnicidae: Argasidae: ARIZONA: 7 Ornithodoros ARIZONA: Catalina Spinturnix carloshoffmanni. Pyatt Cave, sp. Crystal Cave, airline mi. W. of Fort Huachuca, Cochise Co., 30 July Mtns., 5000 ft., Pima Co., 13 June 1959, Collr. G. B. Collr. G. B. and A. R. and A. R. 1959, Argasidae: Streblidae: Ornithodoros ARIZONA: Trichobius ARIZONA: Colossal yumatensis. Pyatt Cave, 7 sphaeronotus. Caves, airline mi. W. of Fort Huachuca, Cochise 30 20 E., 7 S. airline mi. south end of Rincon Co., July /Tucson, 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML Mtns., Pima Co., Collr.f Wm. Musgrove and A. Ross. 35406). Trombiculidae: Trombicula myotis. ARIZONA: Wet Mine, Mouth Family Vespertillionidae Madera Canyon, Santa Rita Mtns., Pima Co., 30 May Myotis yumanensis. 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35202); Pyatt Argasidae: Cave, 7 airline mi. W. of Fort Huachuca, Cochise Co., Collr. G. B. Ornithodoros yumatensis. ARIZONA: Crystal Cave, 10 30 July 1959, and A. R. (RML 35406). mi. S.E. Winkleman, Pinal Co., Cooley and Kohls, Cimicidae: 1941. Cimex pilosellus. ARIZONA: Madera-*Mine, Madera - April 1961 BRADSHAW-ROSS ECTOPARASITESOF ARIZONA BATS HI

Canyon, Santa Rita Mtns., Santa Cruz Co., 30 May Collr. G. B. and A. R.; House, nr. Willcox, Cochise 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. Co., 1 Aug. 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. Nycteribiidae: Ischnopsyllidae: Basilia forcipata. ARIZONA: Pyatt Cave, 7 airline mi. Myodopsylla collinsi. ARIZONA: Helmet Peak Mine, W. of Fort Huachuca, Cochise Co., 30 July 1959, S.W. side of Helmet Peak (3500'), 18 S., 7 W. mi. of Collr. G. B. and A. R.; Cave, Oak Creek Canyon, 6.5 Tucson, Pima Co., 28 July 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. mi. W, 1 mi. N. of Klondike, Graham Co., 29 Aug. R. (RML 35360). 1959, Collr. E. Cockrum. Plecotus townsendi. (=Corynorhinus townsendi) Ischnopsyllidae: Myodopsylla collinsi. ARIZONA: Pyatt 7 airline Argasidae: Cave, Ornithodoros ARIZONA: OK 68 mi. mi. W. of Fort Huachuca, Cochise Co., 30 sp, Mine, N. July 1959, Mohave 16 Collr. Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35406). Kingman, Co., July 1959, Wm. Musgrove. (RML 35409). Myotis californicus. O. yumatensis. ARIZONA: Hot Boy Mine, 1.5 mi. E., Nycteribiidae: 12 mi. N. Oracle Junction, Pinal Co., 19 April 1959, Basilia forcipata. ARIZONA: Parker Creek Station, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35203). Sierra Ancha Mtns., Gila Co., 10 Oct. 1959, Collr. J. O. kelleyi. ARIZONA: White Oak Mine, Walker Beatty. Canyon, Pajaritos Mtns., 1 March 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35039). subulatus. Myotis Streblidae: Spinturnicidae: Trichobius corynorhini. ARIZONA: Skunk 2.9 americanus. Mine, Spinturnix ARIZONA: Twin Windmills, mi. N.E. Arivaca, Pima Co., 28 Jan. I960, Collr. A. 5 mi. S.E. Kingman, Mohave Co., 18 July 1959, Collr. R.; Mine tunnel, Las Guijas, Pima Wm. Co., Kohls, 1954; Musgrove. Mine, 9 rd. mi. S. Oracle (on Control Rd.), Pima Co., S. carloshoffmanni. ARIZONA: Harper's Claims, 16 E., 30 Aug. 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R.; Santa Nino 4 N. airline mi. of Lochiel, Cochise Co., 30 July 1959, Mine, 3.8 mi. S.W. Washington Camp, Santa Cruz Collr. G. B. and A. R. Co., 22 Feb. 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R.; White Oak Argasidae: Mine, Walker Canyon, Pajaritos Mtns., Santa Cruz Co., Ornithodoros sp. ARIZONA: Twin Windmills, 5 mi. 1 Mar. 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R.; McCleary Mine, S.E. Kingman, Mohave Co., 18 July 1959, Collr. Wm. Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz Co., 22 Nov. 1959, Collr. Musgrove. G. B.; Black Diamond Mine, Warsaw Canyon, ca. 2.5 mi. W. Ruby, Santa Cruz Co., 21 Jan. I960, Collr. B. Trombiculidae: El Trombicula ARIZONA: 16 Hayward; Tigre Mine, Pinery Canyon, Chiricahua myotis. Harper's Claims, Mtns., Cochise 12 Dec. Collr. L. Commis- 4 N. airline mi. of Lochiel, Cochise Co., 30 Co., 1958, E., July saris; 1 Jan. 1959, Collr. A. 16 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35412). R.; Harper's Claims, E. 4 N. airline mi. of Lochiel, Cochise Co., 30 July Pipistrellus hesperus. 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R.; Reef Mine (7200') Carr Canyon, N. Carr Peak, Huachuca Mtns., Cochise Co., Dermanyssidae: Collr. B. ARIZONA: Twin mi. 29 Nov.^959, Hayward and L. Commissaris; Ichoronyssus sp. Windmills, 5 Diversion tunnel nr. S.E. of Mohave 11 Collr. Globe, 1.5 mi. N. Pringle pump Kingman, Co., July 1959, Gila 31 Collr. A. R. Wm. Musgrove. station, Co., Jan. I960, Nycteribiidae: Argasidae: Basilia Ornithodoros ARIZONA: Twin corynorhini. ARIZONA: Hot Boy Mine, 1.5 sp. Windmills, 5 mi. mi. E. 12 mi. N. S.E. of Mohave 11 Collr. Oracle Junction, Pinal Co., 19 April Kingman, Co., July 1959, 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. Wm. Musgrove. (RML 35410). Antrozous Trombiculidae: pallidus. Whartonia perplexa. ARIZONA: Twin Windmills, 5 Spinturnicidae: mi. S.E. of Kingman, Mohave Co., 11 July 1959, Collr. Spinturnix n. sp. "O '. ARIZONA: Under bridge nr. Wm. Musgrove. (RML 35410). Continental, Pima Co., 12 April 1959, Collr. G. B. and Trombicula myotis. ARIZONA: Twin Windmills, 5 mi. A. R.; Twin Windmills, 5 mi. S.E. Kingman, Mohave S.E. of Kingman, Mohave Co., 11 July 1959, Collr. Co., 11 July 1959, Collr. Wm. Musgrove. Wm. Musgrove. (RML 35410). Argasidae: Cimicidae: Ornithodoros sp. ARIZONA: Twin Windmills, 5 mi. Cimex pilosellus. ARIZONA: Twin Windmills, 5 mi. S.E. Kingman, Mohave Co., 11 July 1959, Collr. Wm S.E. of Kingman, Mohave Co., 11 July 1959, Collr. Musgrove (RML 35409). Wm. Musgrove. O. kelleyi. ARIZONA: Under bridge nr. Continental, Pima Co., 12 April 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML Eptesicus fuscus. 35137). Spinturnicidae: Trombiculidae: Spinturnix n. sp. "b".^ARIZONA: Under bridge nr. Whartonia perplexa. ARIZONA: Twin Windmills, 5 Willcox, Cochise Co., 25 June 1959, Collr. G. B. and mi. S.E. Kingman, Mohave Co., 11 July 1959, Collr. A. R. Wm. Musgrove. (RML 35409). Argasidae: Cimicidae: Ornithodoros spp. ARIZONA: White Oak Mine, Cimex pilosellus. ARIZONA: Under bridge, 7.5 mi. S. Walker Canyon, Pajaritos Mtns., Santa Cruz Co., 28 of St. David, Cochise Co., 30 July 1959, Collr. G. B. May 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. (RML 35207). and A. R. Cimicidae: Nycteribiidae: Cimex pilosellus. ARIZONA: Madera Canyon, Pima Basilia antrozoi. ARIZONA: Arivaca, Pima Co., 21 Co., 15 April 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R.; White Sept. 1939, Collr. Phillips; Graham Mtn., Pinaleno Oak Mine, Walker Canyon, Pajaritos Mtns., Santa Mtns., HorTmeister, 1956); Garcias Represso, 2 mi. E. Cruz Co., 28 May 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R.; Under Sasabee, Pima Co., 17 July 1958, Collr. Al Gardner; bridge nr. Willcox, Cochise Co., 10 June 1959, Collr. South fork of Cave Creek, Chiricahua Mtns., Cochise E. Cockrum; Willcox, Cochise Co., 21 June 1959, Co., 19 July 1958, Collr. L. Commissaris; Under bridge 112 JOURNAL OF ARIZONA ACADEMYOF SCIENCE Vol. 1

nr. Continental, Pima Co., 15 April 1959, Collr. G. B. found on the forearm of the (Krutzsch, 1955, and A. R.; Twin Windmills, 5 mi. S.E. Kingman, personal observationsof the authors). The ectopara- Mohave Co., 11 July 1959, Collr. Wm. Musgrove; sitic occur Under bridge, 7.5 mi. S. Willcox, Cochise Co., 30 July (Streblidaeand'Nycteribiidae) usually 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R.; Kingman, Mohave Co., on the furred portions of the bat, but may also be 25 Sept. 1959, Collr. R. Johnson; 1 mi. W., 1 mi. S. found on the membranousareas while the bat is of Parker Creek Station, Sierra Ancha Mtns., Gila Co., handled Town- 10 Oct. Collr. being (Orr, 1954; Krutzsch, 1955, 1959, J. Beatty. send, 1893 ; observationsof the authors) . Family Molossidae personal Tadarida brasiliensis. The exception is Trichobiuscorynorhini which actu- the membranousareas. Dermanyssidae: ally prefers Ichoronyssus robustipes. ARIZONA: Under bridge nr. There is a definite need for more work on the Willcox, Cochise Co., 25 June 1959, Collr. G. B. and ectoparasitesof the following four bats. Euderma A. R. macul at a is known from a few Steatonyssus sp. ARIZONA: Under bridge nr. Willcox, only specimens, Cochise Co., 25 June 1959, Collr. G. B. and A. R. Plecotus phyllotis was first reported in the United Tadarida femorosacca. States in 1957 and Tadarida femorosacca is quite Dermanyssidae: common in Arizona, but only poorly representedin Ichoronyssus sp. ARIZONA: University of Arizona museum collections.Lasiurus cinereus is seldom cap- Campus, Tucson, Pima Co., 10 April 1959, Collr. G B. and A. R. tured except for isolated instancesat waterholes,and little is known of their day roosts. However, the ecto- DISCUSSION.- The life cycles of most of the parasite collectors can do little until more is learned bat ectoparasitesare unknown. Certain of the ecto- of the bat's ecology. seem to definite of the bat's parasites prefer regions The other extreme is present in the case of the anatomy. Spinturnix, Steatonyssus,and Ichoronyssus Brazilian free-tailed bat, Tadaridabrasiliensis, which are most common on the membranes wing (Orr, has numerous species of parasites reported from it. 1954; 1955 and Orni- Krutzsch, Augustson, 1945). This is partiallydue to the great interest shown in it thodors has been reportedfrom the sides and back of collectors who>are drawn to the size shoulder and sides of and in the by spectacular neck, body, upper of some of the populations occurringin Texas and surface of the interfemoralmembrane on Antrozous New Mexico. pallidus (Orr, 1954). Krutzsch, 1955, reports Der- of bats are known to occur in macentoron the skin of the abdomenof Twenty-six species Pipistrellus Arizona and from this there are 60 identified hesperus, and a larval tick from the abdomen of survey species of ectoparasitesreported on these bats. Future Myotis californkus. Sarcoptesmyotis is reportedfrom the facial work will undoubtedlyincrease this number.Not all region of Myotis velifer in a supposedly of tubular the 60 species of ectoparasitesare reportedin this host-produced structure(Hedeen, 1953). The A latter is to paper. subsequent publication will list the ecto- parasite supposed cause swelling and pus over the entire formation on the bat's parasites range of the Arizona species face, but in our collection of of bats. this species none of the latter symptoms were no- ticed. Speleocola tadaridaeis only known to occur in SUMMARY.- Twenty-threespecies of ectopara- the ears of Tadaridabrasiliensis (Loomis and Lipov- sites are reported for 14 species of bats collected in sky, 1954), while Sarcopteslasionycteris from Lasion- Arizona. This includes literature citations plus the ycterisnoctivagans has been found in the ears and on identificationsof parasitesfrom over 20,000 individ- the underside of the wing (Boyd and Bernstein, ual bats inspected. Only known host-parasite rela- 1950). The bat bug, Cimex, is almost invariably tionships are cited. LITERATURE CITED Augustson, G. F., 1943. A new parasitic from bats Kohls, G. M., 1954. New distributional records for Tricho- (Diptera: Pupipara). Southern Cal. Acad. Sci. Bull., bius corynorhini (Diptera: Streblidae). Wassman Jour. 41:52-53. Biol., 12:27-28. - , 1945. A new , new species of Dermanyssid Krutzsch, P. H., 1955. Ectoparasites from some species of (Acarina) from Texas. Southern Cal. Acad. Sci. bats from western North America. Jour. Mammalogy, Bull., 44:46-48. 36:457-458. R. B. and L. Boyd, E. M. and M. H. 1950. A new Loomis, J. Lipovsky, 1954. Two new chigger Bernstein, species mites from the of sarcoptic mite from a bat . (genus Trombicula) Central United (Acarina, Sarcoptidae) States. Jour. Kan. Ent. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash., 52:95-99. Soc, 27:47-53. Orr, R. T., 1954. Natural history of the pallid bat. Antro- R. A. and G. M. Three new Cooley, Kohls, 1941. species zous pallidus (Le Conte). Proc. Cal. Acad. Sci., 4th of Ornithodoros (Acarina: Ixodoidea). Pub. Health Series, 28:165-246. Rep., 56:587-594. Ross, A., 1959. A redescription of Trichobius adamsi Au- Hedeen, R. A., 1953. A new species of Sarcoptes (Acarina: gustson (Diptera: Streblidae). Wassmann Jour. Biol., Sarcoptidae) from the cave bat. Jour. Parasit., 39:334- 17:69-74. 335. Townsend, C. H. T., 1893. A nycteribid from a New Hoffmeister, D. F., 1956. Mammals of the Graham (Pina- Mexico bat. Jour. New York Ent. Soc, 1:79-80. leno) Mountains, Arizona. Amer. Mid. Nat., 55:257- Wehrle, L. P., 1953. A host index of some Arizona fleas 288. (Siphonaptera). Pan-Pacific Ent., 29:37-41.