Euschoengastia setosa

Euschoengastia setosa is a mite in the genus Euschoengastia of the family Trombiculidae that mostly parasitizes small rodents and lagomorphs.^[1] Recorded hosts include marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia;^[2] the deermouse (Peromyscus maniculatus) in Tennessee; and the eastern red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) in North Carolina, among others.^[1]

Euschoengastia setosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Trombiculidae
Genus:	Euschoengastia
Species:	E. setosa
Binomial name
Euschoengastia setosa (Ewing, 1937)

See also

• List of parasites of the marsh rice rat