Lice, Mites and Ticks of southeastern Wisconsin Mammals

Seventeen  species  of  southeastern  Wisconsin  mammals  were  found  to 6e infected with arthropod  ectoparasites  other  than  fleas.  One  host  species  was  infested  with  one  species of  biting  lice  (Mallophaga),  five  with  five  species  of sucking  lice  (Anoplura), ten with  at
least  16 species  of  mites  (Acari)  and nine with  six  species of  hard  ticks  (Ixodidae).  Many new  state  and/or  host  records  are  reported.  Host  specificity  was very  pronounced  in  lice but less marked in ticks and mites particularly in the more common species, ex. Androlaelaps fahrenholzi (Berlese)  and Ixodes  cookei Packard,  respectively.