Neotrombicula whartoni (Ewing)

Ex Glaucomys volans (southern flying squirrel): 1L, NC, Haywood Co., Purchase Knob, 20 Oct. 2002, K. Walters, L­3036.

Larvae of Neotrombicula whartoni primarily parasitize birds, rodents and lagomorphs in North America (Crossley & Proctor 1971, Whitaker & Loomis 1978, Reeves et al. 2004b).