Demodex leucogasteri

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

Last updated February 07, 2026

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.^{[ citation needed ]}

References

↑ 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.

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[HughesNutting1981-1] 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.

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