Hoplopleura hesperomydis (Osborn) Type host: Peromyscus leucopus (Rafinesque) from Ames, Iowa. Deposition, host records, and locality: HWML 91981, Pm. maniculatus /Station Grounds 2012; HWML 101683, Pm. leucopus /Grama Grass 2012; HWML 92023, R. megalotis /Ackley 2013; HWML 101734, Pm. maniculatus /Ackley 2013; HWML 92046, Pm. leucopus /Ackley 2013; HWML 92057, Pm. maniculatus /Grama Grass 2013. Remarks: This species name is applied to lice infesting a wide range of deer mice (Peromyscus spp.), and this nominal louse is strongly associated with both Pm. maniculatus and Pm. leucopus. Studies in New Mexico (Morlan and Hoff 1957) and Minnesota (Cook and Beer 1955) demonstrate that prevalence and intensity of infestation can vary widely, both seasonally and geographically. In Indiana, H. hesperomydis has been reported from both Pm. leucopus and Pm. maniculatus (Wilson 1961).

Published as part of Howell, Lindsey, Jelden, Katelyn, Rácz, Elizabeth, Gardner, Scott L. & Gettinger, Donald, 2016, Arthropods infesting small mammals (Insectivora and Rodentia) near Cedar Point Biological Station in southwestern Nebraska, pp. 1-16 in Insecta Mundi 2016 (478) on page 4, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5170591