Ectoparasites of neonate Indiana bats, Myotis sodalis (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae), with description of male of Paraspinturnix globosa (Acari : Spinturnicidae)

A total of 145 ectoparasites was found on five pups of the Indiana bat, Myo tis sodalis, from a roost in Warren County, in southwestern Ohio. Most were Macronyssus crosbhyi, the common mite of this host, but three males, two n ymphs and a nonengorged female of Paraspinturnix globosa were found. Males and nymphs of this species have not previously been reported. In addition, two female adults of Paraspinturnix globosa were found in the anus of one a dult female. The male, female deutonymph and nongravid engorged female of P . globosa are described for the first time.