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Arthropods
Desert Chigger Mite
Hyponeocula deserticola
Authorship: Tanigoshi and Loomis
Notes
It was found on Aspidoscelis marmoratus, Coachwhip snakes, pocket mice, and pocket gophers.
Taxonomic Classification
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda (Arthropods)
SubphylumChelicerata (Scorpions and spiders)
ClassArachnida
OrderACARI (Mites and Ticks)
FamilyTROMBICULIDAE (Chigger Mites)
GenusHyponeocula
Speciesdeserticola