Leptinus orientamericanus Peck *

Ex Blarina brevicauda (short tailed shrew): 3M, 3F, TN: Sevier Co., Indian Gap, 25 Nov. 1999, R. Eckerlan.

Ex Sorex fumeus (smoky shrew): 1M, TN, Sevier Co., Brushy Mount, 8 Apr. 2002, K. Walters, L­2983. This mammal nest beetle lives in the fur and nests of small mammals, especially insectivores, in eastern

North America (Peck 1982). The above records are the first for the Park.