Demodex foveolator
Demodex foveolator is a hair follicle mite found in epidermal pits of the lesser white-toothed shrew, Crocidura suaveolens.[1]
| Demodex foveolator | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Subclass: | Acari |
| Order: | Trombidiformes |
| Family: | Demodicidae |
| Genus: | Demodex |
| Species: | D. foveolator |
| Binomial name | |
| Demodex foveolator Bukva, 1984 | |
It is known from shrews caught in south Bohemia, former Czechoslovakia.
References
- Bukva, V. (1984). "Demodex foveolator sp. n. (Acari: Demodicidae), a new epidermis-dwelling parasite of Crocidura suaveolens". Folia Parasitologica. 31 (1): 42–52.
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