Euschoengastia setosa (Ewing)

Ex Peromyscus maniculatus (deer mouse): 1L, TN, Sevier Co., 20 Nov. 2002, K. Walters.

Ex Tamiasciurus hudsonicus (eastern red squirrel): 1L, NC, Swain Co., Indian Gap, 30 Sep. 2001, K. Walters, L­3031.

Euschoengastia setosa is primarily an ectoparasite of small rodents, such as Peromyscus spp., and lagomorphs (e.g. Whitaker & Loomis 1978).