taxonID	type	description	language	source
042B47558A1BFFAEDBC95DFBFAACF857.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: unidentified host. European distribution: no records. Notes: This is most likely a misidentification. The finding of E. pulchrum in Lithuania is unlikely since its confirmed species range covers only Tajikistan and Afghanistan (Kudryashova 1998; Daniel et al. 2010).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1CFFA9DBC95A1EFD18FCFD.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), S. minutus (LT), A. agrarius (LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), A. sylvaticus (LV, LT), M. minutus (LT), M. musculus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (LV, LT) .. Host specificity: A moderately specific parasite of voles of the genus Clethrionomys (S i = 0.63). European distribution: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia (Daniel 1957; Mahnert 1971 a; Haitlinger 1979; Pereira-Lorenzo 1993; Kudryashova 1998; Stekolnikov 2001; Imaz et al. 2006; Beron 2007; Moniuszko & Mąkol 2014; Maaz et al. 2018; Stålstedt et al. 2019; Haarder & Mąkol 2022).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1CFFA9DBC95F16FED5FA5A.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: unidentified host. European distribution: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Ukraine (Daniel & Heneberg 1972; Haitlinger 1980; Kováčik 1984; Kudryashova 1998; Stekolnikov & Daniel 2012; Moniuszko & Mąkol 2014). Notes: The original records from Baltic States could not be found, probably a mistake (J. Mąkol personal communication).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1CFFA9DBC95D7AFED5F813.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: unidentified host. European distribution: Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine (Haitlinger 1980; Kováčik 1984; Pereira-Lorenzo 1993; Kudryashova 1998; Moniuszko & Mąkol 2014). Notes: The original record from Baltic States could not be found, and is probably a mistake (J. Mąkol personal communication).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1DFFA8DBC95A1EFC93FD30.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: C. glareolus (LT). European distribution: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia (Daniel 1957; Daniel & Heneberg 1972; Kudryashova 1998; Moniuszko & Mąkol 2014). Notes: This is the first record of M. muris on small mammals in Baltic States (Lithuania). All specimens were found in Central Lithuanian lowland (natural meadows).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1DFFA8DBC95844FED5FACA.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: unidentified host. European distribution: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Daniel 1957; Daniel & Heneberg 1972; Brinck-Lindroth et al. 1975; Haitlinger 1979; 1993; Kováčik 1984; Kudryashova 1998; Imaz et al. 2006; Moniuszko & Mąkol 2014; Haarder & Mąkol 2022). Notes: The original record from Baltic States could not be found, and is probably a mistake (J. Mąkol personal communication).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1DFFA8DBC95E8AFEF3F8D4.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. agrarius (LT), A. flavicollis (LT), C. glareolus (LT), M. arvalis (LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.07). European distribution: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, France, Kosovo, Moldova, North Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia (Daniel & Heneberg 1972; Pereira-Lorenzo 1993; Kudryashova 1998; Imaz et al. 2006; Moniuszko & Mąkol 2014). Notes: This is the first record of N. japonica on small mammals in Baltic States (Lithuania). Specimens were found in Aukštaitija highland (natural meadows and mature mixed forests) and in South-Eastern Lithuanian lowland (natural meadows).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1EFFABDBC9589CFA19FA0B.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LT), A. flavicollis (LT), R. rattus (LV), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (LT), M. arvalis (LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Finland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Bernini et al. 2003; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Huhta 2015; Siepel et al. 2018). Notes: Mites of the species A. casalis were found in the off-host environment in Estonia (https: // elurikkus. ee).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1EFFAADBC95EC8FDB4FF57.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), S. minutus (LT), S. betulina (LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. minutus (LT), M. musculus (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (EE, LV), R. rattus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (EE, LV), C. glareolus (LV, LT), M. agrestis (LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: moderately specific parasite of voles of the genus Microtus (S i = 0.75). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 2011; 2015; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Beron 2007; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Maaz et al. 2018; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1EFFABDBC95BA8FC86FDA7.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: C. glareolus (LT). European distribution: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine (Daniel et al. 1995; Kudryashova 1998; Stekolnikov 1999; Imaz et al. 2006; Moniuszko & Mąkol 2014; Mitková et al. 2015; Stålstedt et al. 2019; Haarder & Mąkol 2022) Notes: The species N. vulgaris is recorded in Baltic States (Lithuania) for the first time. A single specimen was found in Central Lithuanian lowland (natural meadow).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1FFFAADBC95A75FE2FFD0D.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. amphibius (LV). European distribution: Russia, Ukraine (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Nikulina 2006). Notes: This is probably a misidentification. In European Russia this species is found only in the Southern regions (Nikulina 2006).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1FFFAADBC95840FB10FA57.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), A. sylvaticus (LT), M. minutus (EE, LT), M. musculus (EE, LV, LT), R. norvegicus (LV, LT), R. rattus (EE), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (EE, LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.34). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Schweizer 1922; Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mahnert 1971 a; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 2011; 2015; Bengtson et al. 1986; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Carrió et al. 1997; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Bernini et al. 2003; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Huhta 2015; Maaz et al. 2018; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A1FFFA5DBC95DE9FB8DFEB3.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. flavicollis (LT), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV, LT), C. glareolus (LT), M. arvalis (LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mehl 1979; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Beron 2007; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Haitlinger 2011; 2015; Huhta 2015).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A10FFA5DBC95A50FD6CFCA1.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), A. agrarius (LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (LV, LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Mahnert 1971 a; Edler 1972; Haitlinger 1980; 2011; 2015; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Maaz et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A10FFA5DBC9585DFB96FA3C.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LV), S. araneus (LV, LT), S. minutus (LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), M. minutus (LT), M. musculus (LV), R. rattus (LT), A. oeconomus (LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LT), M. arvalis (LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.15). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Mahnert 1971 a; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 2011; 2015; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Bernini et al. 2003; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Huhta 2015; Maaz et al. 2018; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A10FFA5DBC95EDBFF63F85F.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), A. agrarius (LV), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. minutus (LT), M. musculus (LT), R. norvegicus (LV), R. rattus (LV), A. amphibius (EE, LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Mahnert 1971 a; Mehl 1979; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Bernini et al. 2003; Beron 2007; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Haitlinger 2011; 2015; Huhta 2015; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A11FFA4DBC95BA8FDFDFCBE.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), S. minutus (LT), S. betulina (LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. minutus (EE, LT), M. musculus (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (LV), R. rattus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT) A. amphibius (EE, LV, LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.22). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mahnert 1971 a; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 2011; 2015; Bengtson et al. 1986; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Bernini et al. 2003; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Huhta 2015; Maaz et al. 2018; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A11FFA4DBC9585DFE30FB15.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: M. musculus (LV), R. norvegicus (LV), R. rattus (LV). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Finland, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Bregetova 1956; Evans & Till 1966; Mehl 1979; 1998; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Bernini et al. 2003; Gwiazdowicz 2010; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Huhta 2015; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A11FFA4DBC95EA8FC27F842.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LV, LT), S. araneus (LV, LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. minutus (EE, LT), M. musculus (LV), R. norvegicus (LV), R. rattus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (EE, LV, LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.46). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mahnert 1971 a; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 2011; 2015; Bengtson et al. 1986; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Beron 2007; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Huhta 2015; Maaz et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A12FFA7DBC95BA8FD2AFDF9.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LV), S. araneus (EE, LV, LT), S. minutus (LV), A. agrarius (LT), M. musculus (LV), M. arvalis (LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Finland, Germany, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Mahnert 1971 a; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 2015; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Huhta 2015; Maaz et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A12FFA7DBC959A1FE28FB67.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. musculus (EE, LV, LT), R. norvegicus (LV), R. rattus (LV), C. glareolus (LV), M. arvalis (LT). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of mice of the genus Apodemus (S i = 0.93). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Edler 1969; 1972; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mahnert 1971 a; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 1993; 2011; 2015; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Huhta 2015; Maaz et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A12FFA7DBC95EA4FAB6F8B6.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LV), A. amphibius (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV), M. arvalis (LV). European distribution: Belarus, Finland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Mehl 1979; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Haitlinger 2011; 2015; Huhta 2015; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A12FFA6DBC95C60FF63FD2B.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (EE, LV, LT), S. minutus (LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. minutus (LV, LT), M. musculus (LV), R. norvegicus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: moderately specific parasite of voles of the genus Microtus (S i = 0.68). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mahnert 1971 a; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 2011; 2015; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Beron 2007; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Huhta 2015; Maaz et al. 2018; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A13FFA6DBC9586EFBAAFA40.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), A. sylvaticus (LV, LT), M. minutus (LV, LT), M. musculus (LV), R. norvegicus (EE, LV), R. rattus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (EE, LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of A. flavicollis (S i = 0.98). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Schweizer 1922; Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mahnert 1971 a; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 1993; 2011; 2015; Bengtson et al. 1986; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Carrió et al. 1997; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Bernini et al. 2003; Beron 2007; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Huhta 2015; Maaz et al. 2018; Siepel et al. 2018; Nazarizadeh et al. 2022).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A13FFA6DBC95D0AFAFEF803.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV), M. minutus (LT), C. glareolus (LV, LT). Host specificity: moderately specific parasite of C. glareolus (S i = 0.71). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Finland, Hungary, Norway, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Edler 1969; Mahnert 1971 a; Mehl 1979; Haitliger 1980; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Beron 2007; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Huhta 2015).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A14FFA1DBC95BA9FD4AFCAA.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (EE, LV), S. minutus (LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), A. sylvaticus (LV), M. minutus (LV, LT), M. musculus (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (LV), R. rattus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (EE, LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: moderately specific parasite of voles of the genus Microtus (S i = 0.78). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Finland, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; 1972; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mahnert 1971 a; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Mehl 1979; Haitlinger 1980; 2011; 2015; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Bernini et al. 2003; Beron 2007; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Huhta 2015; Maaz et al. 2018; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A14FFA1DBC95874FBBDFA8A.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. minutus (LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), M. musculus (LT), A. amphibius (EE), C. glareolus (LT), M. agrestis (LT), M. arvalis (EE). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of A. agrarius (S i = 0.95). European distribution: Belarus, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Haitlinger 1980; 2011; 2015; Ambros 1987; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Maaz et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A14FFA1DBC95E49FD6CF892.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. agrarius (LV. LT), A. flavicollis (LV), A. sylvaticus (LV), M. minutus (EE, LV, LV), M. musculus (LV), R. norvegicus (LV), R. rattus (LV), C. glareolus (LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (LV). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of M. minutus (S i = 0.94). European distribution: Belarus, Finland, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Ambros 1987; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Haitlinger 2015; Huhta 2015).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A14FFA0DBC95CB3FE30FDB6.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LV), S. araneus (LV), A. agrarius (LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), M. musculus (LV), R. norvegicus (LV), R. rattus (LV), A. amphibius (EE, LV, LT), C. glareolus (LV), M. arvalis (LV). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Evans & Till 1966; Edler 1969; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Mahnert 1971 a; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Mehl 1979; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Beron 2007; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Haitlinger 2011; 2015; Siepel et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A15FFA0DBC95955FD3EFC0E.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: M. minutus (LV). European distribution: no records. Notes: probable misidentification. The distribution of L. pitymydis covers only Caucasus and Transcaucasia regions (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A15FFA0DBC95F43FBF4FA1E.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), C. glareolus (LV). European distribution: Belarus, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Evans & Till 1966; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Carrió et al. 1997; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Bernini et al. 2003; Haitlinger 2006 a; Mašán & Fenďa 2010).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A15FFA0DBC95D3CFA1FF830.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), A. agrarius (EE, LV), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), C. glareolus (LV, LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Bregetova 1956; Pirjanik 1962; Evans & Till 1966; Mahnert 1971 a; Edler 1972; Ambros 1987; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Haitlinger 2015; Maaz et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A16FFA3DBC95BA8FD02FE63.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), C. glareolus (LV). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Finland, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia (Bregetova 1955; Bregetova 1956; Mahnert 1971 a; Mehl 1979; Schmölzer & Neudorf 1995; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Haitlinger 2015; Huhta 2015).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A16FFA3DBC95997FB77FB8B.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. amphibius (LV). European distribution: Belarus, the Czech Republic, Finland, Germany, Moldova, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, United Kingdom (Bregetova et al. 1955; Bregetova 1956; Evans & Till 1966; Shcherbak & Dudarenko 1970; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Šefrová & Laštůvka 2005, Mašán & Fenďa 2010; Huhta 2015). Notes: O. multispinosus is a specific parasite of Ondatra zibethicus (Linnaeus 1758) (Mašán & Fenďa 2010), occasionally can be found on other host species (Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Karbowiak et al. 2023).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A16FFA2DBC95EF5FE9CFF57.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LT), S. minutus (LT), A. agrarius (LT), A. flavicollis (LT), M. musculus (LT), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LT), C. glareolus (LT), M. agrestis (LT), M. arvalis (LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.16). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Moldova, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Feider 1965; Černy 1972; Gilot et al. 1974; Martyn 1988; Jaenson et al. 1994; Santos-Silva et al. 2006; Porchet et al. 2007; García-Sanmartín et al. 2008; Bullová et al. 2009; Krčmar 2012; Obsomer et al. 2013; Pavlović et al. 2014; 2020; Jongejan et al. 2015; Ponomareva et al. 2015; Olivieri et al. 2016; Gračner Jadresic et al. 2017; Maaz et al. 2018; Hornok et al. 2020; Omeragić et al. 2022; Rubel & Brugger 2022). Notes: it is the first record of D. reticulatus on small mammals in Baltic States (Lithuania). Dermacentor reticulatus is a frequent tick species in the off-host environment in Southern and Western part of Latvia (Capligina et al. 2020).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A17FFA2DBC95AEAFA19FCFC.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: M. musculus (LV), A. amphibius (EE, LV), C. glareolus (LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Moldova, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Feider 1965; Sosnina et al. 1969; Aeschlimann et al. 1970; Černy 1972; Gilot et al. 1976 b; Filippova 1977; Martyn 1988; Jaenson et al. 1994; Petney et al. 2012; Hornok et al. 2020; Rubel & Brugger 2022; Karbowiak et al. 2023).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A17FFA2DBC958A6FCD9FB04.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: unidentified host. European distribution: Belarus, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Ukraine (Filippova 1977; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Coipan et al. 2011; Nowak-Chmura & Siuda 2012)	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A17FFA2DBC95FC4FDA6F99F.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), S. minutus (LV), A. flavicollis (EE, LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. arvalis (LT). European distribution: Belarus, Finland, Germany, Poland, Russia, Sweden, (Jaenson et al. 1994; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Laaksonen et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A17FFBDDBC95D48FB33FE5B.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LT), S. araneus (EE, LV, LT), S. minutus (LV, LT), S. betulina (LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), A. sylvaticus (LT), M. minutus (LT), M. musculus (LV, LT), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV, LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (LV, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.25). European distribution: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Luxemburg, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain; Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Černy 1972; Haitlinger 1979; 2011; 2015; Martyn 1988; Petrović & Milutinović 1993; Ruzić-Sablijić et al. 1993; Jaenson et al. 1994; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Walter 2000; Santos-Silva et al. 2006; García-Sanmartín et al. 2008; Xhaxhiu et al. 2009; Coipan et al. 2011; Capelli et al. 2012; Krčmar 2012; Pavlović et al. 2014; 2020; Ponomareva et al. 2015; Papa et al. 2016; Maaz et al. 2018; Hornok et al. 2020; 2022 a; 2022 b; Akimov & Nebogatkin 2022; Blazhev et al. 2022; Lebert et al. 2022; Omeragić et al. 2022; Pascucci et al. 2022; Rubel & Brugger 2022).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A08FFBDDBC95979FD75FB35.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), S. minutus (LV, LT), A. agrarius (LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. musculus (LV, LT), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (LT), M. arvalis (LV, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.25). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Sosnina et al. 1969; Aeschlimann et al. 1970; Černy 1972; Gilot et al. 1976 a; Filippova 1977; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Haitlinger 1979; 2011; 2015; Martyn 1988; Tovornik 1988; Estrada-Peña et al. 1992; Jaenson et al. 1994; Chikilevskaya et al. 1998; Walter 2000; Coipan et al. 2011; Krčmar 2012; Baráková et al. 2018; Maaz et al. 2018; Hornok et al. 2020; Rubel & Brugger 2022).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A08FFBCDBC95DADFF73FE03.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), M. musculus (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (LV, LT), M. agrestis (LV, LT), M. arvalis (LV, LT). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of voles of the genus Microtus (S i = 0.81). European distribution: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Brinck 1950; Smetana 1960; 1961; Blagoveshchensky 1964; Wegner 1966; Beaucournu 1968; Voicu & Straton 1968; Mehl 1970; Piotrowski 1970; Mahnert 1971 b; Haitlinger 1973; 1977 a; 1980; 2011; 2015; Cais 1977; Büttiker & Mahnert 1978; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Kováčik 1984; Kononova 1996; Krištofik & Dudich 2000 b; Walter 2000; Manilla 2003; O’Connor et al. 2005; Vas et al. 2012; Krčmar & Trilar 2017; Maaz et al. 2018). Notes: This species is present in Estonian database https: // elurikkus. ee / without information about its host species.	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A09FFBCDBC95ACCFF73FC55.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), A. agrarius (LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), M. minutus (LV), M. musculus (LT), C. glareolus (LT), M. agrestis (LT). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of A. agrarius (S i = 0.99). European distribution: Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Smetana 1961; Blagoveshchensky 1964; Wegner 1966; Beaucournu 1968; Voicu & Straton 1968; Piotrowski 1970; Kováčik 1984; Krištofik & Dudich 2000 b; Manilla 2003; Haitlinger 2011; 2015; Vas et al. 2012; Krčmar & Trilar 2017; Maaz et al. 2018). Notes: species is present in the Estonian database https: // elurikkus. ee / without information about its host species.	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A09FFBCDBC95F7DFDBBF9E1.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. agrarius (LT), A. flavicollis (LT), C. glareolus (LT), M. agrestis (LT), M. arvalis (LT). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of C. glareolus (S i = 0.92). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, France, Germany, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland (Beaucournu 1968; Černy 1971; Mahnert 1971 b; Cais 1977; Haitlinger 1977 a; 1980; 2011; 2015; Büttiker & Mahnert 1978; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Kováčik 1984; Stanjukovich 1987; Kononova 1996; Krištofik & Dudich 2000 b; Manilla 2003; Vas et al. 2012; Maaz et al. 2018). Notes: This is the first record of H. edentula on small mammals in Baltic States (Lithuania). Specimens were found in Central Lithuanian lowland (arable land, bogs, mature deciduous and mixed forests, young forests, natural meadows), Aukštaitija highland (arable land, mixed forests) and South-Eastern Lithuanian lowland (mature deciduous forests, natural meadows).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A09FFBCDBC95D9EFC71F854.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: M. minutus (LV, LT). European distribution: Belarus, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Smetana 1961; Blagoveshchensky 1964; Wegner 1966; Beaucournu 1968; Voicu & Straton 1968; Piotrowski 1970; Krištofik & Dudich 2000 b; Haitlinger 2011; Vas et al. 2012). Notes: The species H. longula is recorded in Lithuania for the first time.	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0AFFBFDBC95A94FC30FC3A.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: M. musculus (LV). European distribution: Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Moldova, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Brinck 1950; Blagoveshchensky 1964; Wegner 1966; Piotrowski 1970; Büttiker & Mahnert 1978; Gratz 1997; Skirnisson 2001; Savona-Ventura 2002; Manilla 2003; O’Connor et al. 2005; Willems et al. 2005; Kurhanova 2006; Light et al. 2008; Vogels et al. 2012; Vas et al. 2012; Krčmar & Trilar 2017; Mihailov et al. 2019; Aalto-Korte et al. 2020; Fox et al. 2020). Notes: The detection of P. humanus capitis on a small mammal was probably accidental, since this louse species is highly specific parasite of humans (Durden & Musser 1994).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0AFFBFDBC95FD9FD20FA5C.taxon	description	Beaucournu 1968; Cais 1977; Vas et al. 2012).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0AFFBFDBC95D07FE16F8C0.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: M. minutus (LV). Europeandistribution: France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, (Blagoveshchensky 1964; Wegner 1966; Beaucournu 1968; Voicu & Straton 1968; Piotrowski 1970; Krištofik & Dudich 2000 a; Manilla 2003; Vas et al. 2012).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0BFFBEDBC95BA8FCD2FDF2.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: C. glareolus (LT). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of voles of the species C. glareolus (S i = 1.00). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Switzerland (Wegner 1966; Beaucournu & Arzamasov 1967; Beaucournu 1968; Mahnert 1971 b; Cais 1977; Büttiker & Mahnert 1978; Krištofik & Dudich 2000 a; Vas et al. 2012). Notes: This is the first record of P. hannswrangeli on small mammals in Baltic States (Lithuania). Specimens were collected in Aukštaitija highland (arable land, mature deciduous and mixed forests, natural meadows) and South-Eastern Lithuanian lowland (mature deciduous forests).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0BFFBEDBC95992FF73FAAC.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), A. agrarius (LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), M. musculus (LV), R. norvegicus (LV), C. glareolus (LV, LT). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of mice of the genus Apodemus (S i = 1.00). European distribution: Albania, Austria, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Moldova, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Brinck 1950; Smetana 1960 1961; Wegner 1966; Beaucournu 1968; 1972; Voicu & Straton 1968; Mehl 1970; Piotrowski 1970; Mahnert 1971 b; Haitlinger 1973; 1977 a; 1980; 2011; 2015; Büttiker & Mahnert 1978; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Kováčik 1984; Gomez et al. 1987; Krištofik & Dudich 2000 a; Manilla 2003; O’Connor et al. 2005; Vas et al. 2012; Krčmar & Trilar 2017; Maaz et al. 2018). Notes: This species is present in Estonian database https: // elurikkus. ee / without information about its host species.	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0BFFBEDBC95E76FE17F933.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. amphibius (LV). European distribution: Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland (Brinck 1950; Smetana 1961; Blagoveshchensky 1964; Beaucournu 1968; 1972; Cais 1977; Büttiker & Mahnert 1978; Zapatero Ramos et al. 1978; Krištofik & Dudich 2000 a; Manilla 2003; Haitlinger 2011; Vas et al. 2012).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0BFFB9DBC95DDBFDA7FEB3.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (LV), R. rattus (LV, LT), C. glareolus (LT), M. arvalis (LV). European distribution: Albania, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine (Brinck 1950; Smetana 1960; 1961; Blagoveshchensky 1964; Wegner 1966; Beaucournu 1968; 1972; Piotrowski 1970; Büttiker & Mahnert 1978; Gomez et al. 1987; Haitlinger 1993; 2011; Krištofik & Dudich 2000 a; O’Connor et al. 2005; Vas et al. 2012; Krčmar & Trilar 2017).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0CFFB9DBC95E3EFB7EF94B.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. agrarius (LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE), M. arvalis (EE, LV). European distribution: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Suciu 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Haitlinger 1977 a; 1980; 1991; Beaucournu 1978; Dudich 1984 a; 1984 b; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Walter 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Libois 2009; Kutzscher & Weber 2015; Baláž et al. 2019; Orlova et al. 2022).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0CFFB9DBC959F4FCB8FB8B.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: M. musculus (LV), C. glareolus (EE), M. agrestis (EE), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). European distribution: Czech Republic, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Spain (Beaucournu et al. 1975; Preisler 1983; Brelih 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Cyprich et al. 2006). Notes: This is the first record of A. rossica in Lithuania.	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0DFFB8DBC95BA8FBFEFD9F.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: unidentified host. European distribution: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Italy, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, former Yugoslavia (Séguy 1944; Cooreman 1950; Rosický 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Smit 1962; 1969; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Vashchonok 1996; Iori et al. 2003). Notes: These records are questionable (also suggested by Pakalniškis & Žygutienė 2004) since fleas of this species are specific parasites of birds (Vashchonok 1996; Brinck-Lindroth & Smit 2007).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0DFFB8DBC95947FAEEFBBB.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. flavicollis (LV), A. amphibius (LV), M. arvalis (EE). European distribution: Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Spain, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Rosický 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Smit 1962; 1969; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Chikilevskaya 1977; Haitlinger 1977 b; Beaucournu 1978; Vashchonok 1996; Walter 2000). Notes: Typical parasites of birds (Lewis 1975) but can also parasitise small mammals (Vashchonok 1996).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0DFFB8DBC95FD8FBBEF90B.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: unidentified host. European distribution: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Rosický 1950; Smit 1962; 1969; Mehl 1967; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Beaucournu et al. 1975; Beaucournu 1978; Libois 1979; Dudich 1984 a; Vashchonok 1996; Brelih & Trilar 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Kutzscher & Weber 2015). Notes: This parasite is usually found on birds (Smit 1969). The finding of flea of the species D. gallinulae on small mammal host might be accidental (e. g., Dudich 1989; Trolle & Jensen 2001).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0DFFBBDBC95C44FED0FDCF.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), S. betulina (LV), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. minutus (EE), M. musculus (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (EE, LV, LT), R. rattus (LV), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (LV), M. agrestis (EE), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). European distribution: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, Malta, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Rosický 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Radvan 1959; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Suciu 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Haitlinger 1977 b; 1980; 2006 b; 2015; Beaucournu 1978; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Brelih 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Iori et al. 2003; Mifsud et al. 2008; Libois 2009; Christou et al. 2010; Kanchev et al. 2012; Baláž & Zigová 2020).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0EFFBBDBC95802FA88FBE0.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. flavicollis (EE), C. glareolus (LT). European distribution: Austria, Czech Republic, Finland, Norway, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, the United Kingdom (Jurík 1968; Smit 1969; Mahnert 1972; George 1974; Vashchonok 1996; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0EFFBBDBC95FA0FE9CF82B.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (EE, LV, LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. minutus (EE, LV, LT), M. musculus (EE, LV), R. norvegicus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE, LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.28). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Luxemburg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Mehl 1967; Jurík 1968; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Haitlinger 1973; 1977 a; 1977 b; 1980; 2011; 2015; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Chikilevskaya 1977; Beaucournu 1978; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Libois 1979; Dudich 1984 a; Brelih 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Walter 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Brelih & Trilar 2004; Striese et al. 2012; Gómez López & Shimalov 2013; Kutzscher & Weber 2015; Maaz et al. 2018; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0FFFBADBC95BA8FD87FD66.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), A. agrarius (LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), M. minutus (LT), M. musculus (LT), R. norvegicus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE, LV, LT), M. arvalis (LV, LT). Host specificity: moderately specific parasite of voles of the genus Microtus (S i = 0.75). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Rosický 1944; Séguy 1944; Cooreman 1950; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Mehl 1967; Adamovich 1971; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Chikilevskaya 1977; Haitlinger 1977 b; 2011; 2015; Libois 1979; Vashchonok 1996; Striese et al. 2012; Baláž & Zigová 2020).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0FFFBADBC9589BFB85FA7F.taxon	description	Records in Baltic States: Estonia (Pototski 1989; 1990 b; Pototski et al. 1993), Latvia (Lapina 1959; Grinbergs 1960; 1961 b; 1961 d; 1976), Lithuania (Likevičienė 1957; Kadytė 1964; Arnastauskienė et al. 1989; current study).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0FFFBADBC9589BFB85FA7F.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. agrarius (LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), M. musculus (LV), R. norvegicus (LV), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE), M. arvalis (LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Rosický 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Radvan 1959; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Chikilevskaya 1977; Haitlinger 1977 b; 1980; 2011; Beaucournu 1978; Libois 1979; Dudich 1984 a; Brelih 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Brelih & Trilar 2000; Scherf 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Kutzscher & Weber 2015).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A0FFFB5DBC95D9EFB40FE27.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. musculus (EE, LV), R. norvegicus (EE, LV, LT), R. rattus (EE, LV), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV), M. agrestis (EE, LV), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). European distribution: Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Jurík 1968; Adamovich 1971; Beaucournu 1972; 1978; Mahnert 1972; Haitlinger 1973; 1977 b; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Bengtson et al. 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Walter 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Mifsud et al. 2008; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Gómez López & Shimalov 2013; Maaz et al. 2018; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A00FFB5DBC9596AFB42FC24.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV). European distribution: Austria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Russia, Slovenia, the United Kingdom, former Yugoslavia (Séguy 1944; Smit 1967; Jurík 1968; Mahnert 1972; George 1974; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Haitlinger 2011).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A00FFB5DBC958EEFABBFAA5.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV). European distribution: Andorra, Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom (Rosický 1944; Cooreman 1950; Smit 1962; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Beaucournu 1978; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Iori et al. 2003).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A00FFB5DBC95E62FDC3F854.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LV, LT), S. araneus (EE, LV, LT), S. minutus (LV, LT), A. agrarius (EE, LT), A. flavicollis (LT), M. minutus (LT), M. musculus (LV), R. norvegicus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE), M. arvalis (EE, LT). Host specificity: highly specific parasite of shrews of the genus Sorex (S i = 0.88). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Radvan 1959; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Jurík 1968; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Haitlinger 1973; 1977 a; 1977 b; 2011; 2015; Suciu 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Chikilevskaya 1977; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Dudich 1984 a; Vashchonok 1996; Lugon-Moulin 1999; Scherf 2000; Walter 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Striese et al. 2012; Kutzscher & Weber 2015; Baláž et al. 2019; Orlova et al. 2022).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A01FFB4DBC95A23FAD4FCED.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), A. oeconomus (LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE, LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.48). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia (Smit 1967; 1969; Jurík 1968; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Suciu 1973; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Chikilevskaya 1977; Haitlinger 1977 b; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Dudich 1984 a; Brelih 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Brelih & Trilar 2004; Striese et al. 2012; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A01FFB4DBC958B6FAEAFA91.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. flavicollis (LT), A. oeconomus (LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). European distribution: Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine (Rosický 1944; Séguy 1944; Smit 1962; 1969; Adamovich 1971; Suciu 1973; Chikilevskaya 1977; Haitlinger 1977 a; 1977 b; 1980; 2011; Brelih 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Brelih & Trilar 2004; Striese et al. 2012; Maaz et al. 2018; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A01FFB7DBC95DA4FB96FDB7.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LV, LT), S. araneus (EE, LV, LT), S. minutus (LT), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. minutus (EE, LV, LT), M. musculus (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (EE, LV), R. rattus (EE, LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV, LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE, LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.28). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Kosovo, Luxemburg, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Radvan 1959; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Jurík 1968; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Haitlinger 1973; 1977 a; 1977 b; 1980; 2011; 2015; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; Chikilevskaya 1977; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Libois 1979; Dudich 1984 a; Bengtson et al. 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Walter 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Brelih & Trilar 2004; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Striese et al. 2012; Gómez López & Shimalov 2013; Kutzscher & Weber 2015; Maaz et al. 2018; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A02FFB7DBC95960FD0CFB3F.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LT), S. araneus (LV, LT), A. agrarius (LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), M. musculus (LV), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Ukraine (Séguy 1944; Cooreman 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Radvan 1959; Smit 1962; 1967; Jurík 1968; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Haitlinger 1973; 1977 a; 1977 b; 1980; 2011; 2015; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; Chikilevskaya 1977; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Dudich 1984 a; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Walter 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Brelih & Trilar 2004; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Gómez López & Shimalov 2013; Kutzscher & Weber 2015; Maaz et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A02FFB7DBC95FE8FC4CF933.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (LV, LT), M. arvalis (LV). European distribution: Austria, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Kosovo, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, former Yugoslavia (Cooreman 1950; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Jurík 1968; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Haitlinger 1977 b; 2011; 2015; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A02FFB6DBC95DDCFB7AFE03.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV, LT), A. agrarius (EE, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), A. sylvaticus (LT), M. musculus (LV, LT), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV, LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE, LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.31). European distribution: Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Ukraine, former Yugoslavia (Séguy 1944; Smit 1969; Adamovich 1971; Suciu 1973; Chikilevskaya 1977; Haitlinger 1977 a; 1977 b; 1980; 2011; 2015; Dudich 1984 a; 1984 b; Brelih 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A03FFB6DBC959B1FD54FB11.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LV, LT), S. araneus (EE, LV, LT), S. minutus (LV), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. arvalis (LV). European distribution: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kosovo, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Radvan 1959; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Mehl 1967; Jurík 1968; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Haitlinger 1973; 1977 a; 1977 b; 1980; 2011; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Dudich 1984 a; Vashchonok 1996; Lugon-Moulin 1999; Walter 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Striese et al. 2012; Kutzscher & Weber 2015; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A03FFB6DBC95EA4FAA0F82B.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: S. araneus (LV), A. agrarius (LV), A. flavicollis (LV, LT), A. oeconomus (LT), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE, LV), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Kosovo, Norway, Poland, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom, former Yugoslavia (Smit 1969; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Chikilevskaya 1977; Haitlinger 1977 b; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Dudich 1984 a; 1984 b; Brelih 1986; Vashchonok 1996; Iori et al. 2003; Brelih & Trilar 2004; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A04FFB1DBC95A98FB40FCC2.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (LT), S. araneus (LT), A. agrarius (LT), A. flavicollis (LT), M. minutus (LT), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LT), C. glareolus (LT), M. agrestis (LT), M. arvalis (LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.37). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, former Yugoslavia (Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Haitlinger 1973; 1977 a; 1977 b; 1980; 2011; 2015; Suciu 1973; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Dudich 1984 b; Iori et al. 2003; Várfalvyová et al. 2011; Gómez López & Shimalov 2013; Maaz et al. 2018; Baláž et al. 2019).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A04FFB1DBC9588CFC6DF989.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: N. fodiens (EE), S. araneus (LV), A. agrarius (EE, LV, LT), A. flavicollis (EE, LV, LT), M. minutus (LV), M. musculus (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (LV), A. oeconomus (LT), A. amphibius (LV), C. glareolus (EE, LV, LT), M. agrestis (EE, LV, LT), M. arvalis (EE, LV, LT). Host specificity: generalist parasite (S i = 0.27). European distribution: Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Niewiadomska 1953; Radvan 1959; Smit 1967; 1969; Jurík 1968; Adamovich 1971; Mahnert 1972; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Chikilevskaya 1977; Haitlinger 1977 b; 2011; 2015; Brelih & Petrov 1978; Libois 1979; Dudich 1984 a; Vashchonok 1996; Scherf 2000; Walter 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Striese et al. 2012; Kutzscher & Weber 2015; Maaz et al. 2018).	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A04FFB0DBC95CB2FAF5FDB7.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: A. flavicollis (LV, LT), R. norvegicus (EE), C. glareolus (LV, LT), M. arvalis (LV). European distribution: Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (Cooreman 1950; Rosický 1950; Niewiadomska 1953; Smit 1962; 1967; 1969; Adamovich 1971; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Chikilevskaya 1977; Beaucournu 1978; Vashchonok 1996; Brelih & Trilar 2000; Skirnisson 2001; Iori et al. 2003; Hatz 2005; Christodoulopoulos et al. 2006; Cyprich et al. 2006; Sréter-Lancz et al. 2006; Brinck-Lindroth & Smit 2007; Mifsud et al. 2008; Xhaxhiu et al. 2009; Kanchev et al. 2012; Pavlović et al. 2016; Mihailov et al. 2019)	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
042B47558A05FFB0DBC959CAFCF8FB84.taxon	biology_ecology	Hosts: R. rattus (EE). European distribution: Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Russia, Spain, the United Kingdom (Rosický 1944; Séguy 1944; Smit 1957; Capela & Calvet 1992; Vashchonok 1996; Iori et al. 2003; Mifsud et al. 2008; Christou et al. 2010; Abreu-Yanes et al. 2020)	en	Kitrytė, Neringa, Baltrūnaitė, Laima (2023): Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist. Zootaxa 5353 (1): 1-46, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.1.1
