The most common endoparasite encountered was the nematode, _Mastophorus
numidica_ Seurat, 1914; it was found in the stomachs of many individuals
of both species of _Peromyscus_. This nematode has been reported from
_Felis ocreata_ in Algeria, _Bitis arietans_ in the Congo, and from the
following mammals in the United States: _Canis latrans_, _Peromyscus
crinitus_, _P. gossypinus_, _P. maniculatus_, _P. truei_, _Onychomys
leucogaster_, _Dipodomys ordii_, _Reithrodontomys megalotis_, and
_Eutamias minimus_.
Individuals of _P. maniculatus_ obtained on the northern end of
Wetherill Mesa in May and June of 1962 had numerous ectoparasites. At
this time, the population of _P. maniculatus_ was high, but on a
downward trend.
My data and observations lead me to conclude that individuals of _P.
maniculatus_ are more heavily parasitized by both botflies and
endoparasites than are individuals of _P. truei_. The reasons for this
unequal amount of parasitism in two species of mice occurring in the
same general area remain obscure.
The kinds of endoparasites and ectoparasites collected from _P.
maniculatus_ and from _P. truei_ are listed below (m = present in _P.
maniculatus_, t = present in _P. truei_).
ACARINA: Ixodidae: _Dermacentor andersoni_ mt, _Ixodes angustus_ mt,
_Ixodes spinipalpis_ m. Laelaptidae: _Androlaelaps glasgowi_ m.
Myobiidae: _Blarinobia_ sp. m. Trombiculidae: _Euschoengastia lanei_ mt,
_Euschoengastia criceticola_ m, _Euschoengastia dicipiens_ t,
_Euschoengastia peromysci_ m, _Leewenhoekia americana_ m, _Trombicula
loomisi_ m.
DIPTERA: Cuterebridae: _Cuterebra cyanella_ mt.
SIPHONAPTERA: _Callistopsyllus deuterus_ m, _Catallagia decipiens_ m,
_Epetedia stanfordi_ mt, _Malaraeus sinomus_ mt, _Malaraeus telchinum_
mt, _Megarthroglossus procus_ mt, _Monopsyllus wagneri wagneri_ mt,
_Orchopeas leucopus_ mt, _Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha_ mt,
_Phalacropsylla allos_ t, _Rhadinopsylla sectilis goodi_ t,
_Stenistomera macrodactyla_ m, _Stenoponia_ (_ponera_ or _americana_)
mt.
CESTODA: _Choanotaenia_ sp. m, _Hymenolepis_ sp. t.
NEMATODA: _Mastophorus numidica_ mt, _Syphacia obvelata_ mt, _Trichuris
stansburyi_ t.
ACANTHOCEPHALA: _Moniliformis clarki_ mt.
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