Euschoengastia pipistrelli Brennan, 1947
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Chelicerata |
| Class | Arachnida |
| Order | Trombidiformes |
| Family | Trombiculidae |
| Genus | Euschoengastia |
| Species | Euschoengastia pipistrelli Brennan, 1947 |
Description
Diagnostic characters
- Ecological class
- Trogloxene
- Realm
- Terrestrial
Distribution
Range
Known from 13 counties across three states.
Continent
North America
Country
United States
States and provinces
Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee
Counties
- Alabama
- Bibb, Blount, Calhoun, Clarke, Jackson, Lawrence, Madison, Marshall, Morgan, St. Clair
- Georgia
- Dade, Walker
- Tennessee
- Blount
Conservation and management
State and federal status
Not listed under the U.S. Endangered Species Act
References
- Brennan, J.M. & White, J.S. 1960. New records and description of chiggers (Acarina, Trombiculidae) on bats in Alabama. Journal of Parasitology 46: 346–350.
- Reeves, W.K., Jensen, J.B. & Ozier, J.C. 2000. New faunal and fungal records from caves in Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 62: 169–179. https://caves.org/wp-content/uploads/Publications/JCKS/v62/v62n3-Reeves.pdf.
- Reeves, W.K. 2000. Invertebrate cavernicoles of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 116: 334–343. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24335885.
- Zigler, K.S., Niemiller, M.L., Stephen, C.D.R., Ayala, B.N., Milne, M.A., Gladstone, N.S., Engel, A.S., Jensen, J.B., Camp, C.D., Ozier, J.C. & Cressler, A. 2020. Biodiversity from caves and other subterranean habitats of Georgia, USA. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies 82: 125–167. doi:10.4311/2019LSC0125
How to cite this account
Euschoengastia pipistrelli Brennan, 1947. Cave Biology Data Portal, account SP-2453. https://cavebiology.org/species/euschoengastia-pipistrelli/ (accessed 7 September 2026).
Data sources and funding are listed in the Acknowledgments.
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