Eulaelaps sp.

Ex Cervus elaphus (elk) (introduced): 1F, NC, Haywood Co., Cataloochee, 9 Jan. 2003, W. K. Reeves, L­ 3020.

Eulaelaps spp. are generally not associated with elk and this is an unusual host association. Some Eulaelaps live preys on other small arthropods and could have been hitchhiking on the elk.