Hoplopleura hirsuta Ferris

Ex Sigmodon hispidus (cotton rat): 1L, TN, Sevier Co., near Wear Cove, 9 Dec. 1991, Collector unknown.

Hoplopleura hirsuta is an ectoparasite of Sigmodon spp. in the Nearctic and Neotropical regions (Durden & Musser 1994).