Haemogamasus is a genus of mites in the family Haemogamasidae. In North America, they mostly infect rodents, in addition to other small mammals such as shrews, talpids, and Virginia opossums.Whitaker et al., 2007, pp. 17–19
An unidentified immature Haemogamasus has been found on the marsh rice rat (Oryzomys palustris) in Georgia.
Species
Haemogamasus ambulansEstébanes-González and Cervantes, 2005, p. 28 Haemogamasus angustus Ma, Ye & Zhang, 1996 Haemogamasus arvicolarum Berlese, 1920 Haemogamasus bascanus Senotrusova, 1985 Haemogamasus cucurbitoides Wang & Pan, in Wang, Pan & Yan 1994 Haemogamasus daliensis Tian, 1990 Haemogamasus dauricus Bregetova Haemogamasus dimini Senotrusova, 1987 Haemogamasus dorsalis Teng & Pan Haemogamasus emeiensis Zhou, 1981 Haemogamasus ghanii Williams, in Williams, Smiley & Redington 1978Whitaker et al., 2007, p. 18 Haemogamasus gongshanensis Tian & Gu, 1989 Haemogamasus gui Tian, 1990 Haemogamasus harperiWilson and Durden, 2003, table 3 Haemogamasus hirsutus Berlese, 1889 Haemogamasus horridus Michael, 1892 Haemogamasus huangzhongensis Yang & Gu, 1986 Haemogamasus keegani Haemogamasus liberensis Domrow, 1960 Haemogamasus liponyssoidesWilson and Durden, 2003, table 1 Haemogamasus longitarsus Haemogamasus macrodentilis Piao & Ma, 1980 Haemogamasus mandschuricus Vitz. Haemogamasus microti Senotrusova, 1985 Haemogamasus multidentis Guo & Gu, 1997 Haemogamasus nidi Michael, 1892 Haemogamasus nidiformis Bregetova, 1956 Haemogamasus occidentalisWhitaker et al., 2007, p. 19 Haemogamasus onychomydis Haemogamasus pingi Chang Haemogamasus pontiger (Berlese, 1903) Haemogamasus postsinuatus Liu & Ma, 2002 Haemogamasus qinghaiensis Yang & Gu, 1985 Haemogamasus reidi Haemogamasus sanxiaensis Liu & Ma, in Liu, Hu & Ma 2001 Haemogamasus serdjukovae Bregetova, 1949 Haemogamasus sexsetosus Guo & Gu, 1998 Haemogamasus suncus Allred Haemogamasus tangkeensis Zhou, 1981 Haemogamasus thomomysi Williams, in Williams, Smiley & Redington 1978 Haemogamasus trapezoideus Teng & Pan, 1964 Haemogamasus trifurcisetus Zhou & Jiang, 1987 Haemogamasus yushuensis Sun & Yin, 1995
See also List of parasites of the marsh rice rat
References
Literature cited Estébanes-González, M.L. and Cervantes, F.A. 2005. Mites and ticks associated with some small mammals in Mexico (subscription required). International Journal of Acarology 31(1):23–37. Whitaker, J.O., Walters, B.L., Castor, L.K., Ritzi, C.M. and Wilson, N. 2007. Host and distribution lists of mites (Acari), parasitic and phoretic, in the hair or on the skin of North American wild mammals north of Mexico: records since 1974. Faculty Publications from the Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology, University of Nebraska, Lincoln 1:1–173. Wilson, N. and Durden, L.A. 2003. Ectoparasites of terrestrial vertebrates inhabiting the Georgia Barrier Islands, USA: an inventory and preliminary biogeographical analysis (subscription required). Journal of Biogeography 30(8):1207–1220.