Ectoparasites of the Woodchuck, Marmota mo- nax (Rodentia: Sciuridae), from Arkansas, with a Summary of Ectoparasite Records from M. monax

Examination of the pelage of a dead-on-the-road woodchuck, Marmota monax,  pportunistically collected from western Arkansas for ectoparasites, yielded two fleas and two ticks. The two ticks were both nymphs of Amblyomma americanum. One of the fleas was a female Ctenocephalides felis and other was a male Pulex simulans. Although all three ectoparasites have been reported from Arkansas hosts, we document C. felis from M. monax for the first time anywhere. We also provide a summary of previously reported ectoparasites from this host.