Demodex leucogasteri

Demodex leucogasteri
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Trombidiformes
Family:	Demodecidae
Genus:	Demodex
Species:	D. leucogasteri
Binomial name
Demodex leucogasteri Hughes & Nutting, 1981

Demodex leucogasteri is a hair follicle mite found in the hair follicles of the grasshopper mouse, Onychomys leucogaster.[1]

The mites were found on laboratory maintained individuals of the grasshopper mouse.

References

1. Hughes, Stephen E.; Nutting, William B. (1981). "Demodex leucogasteri n. sp. from Onychomys leucogaster - with notes on its biology and host pathogenesis". Acarologia. 22 (2): 181–186.