Parasitic mites of non domesticated animals in New Zealand.— New Zealand Entomologist 3

So very little is known about the parasitic mites of non-domesticated animals in New Zealand that i t seemed desirable to supplement what little knowledge we do have with notations on pertinent problems which I thought would be particularly rewarding to a research worker in parasitic acarology. My experiences in New Zealand are confined to mites from mammals and birds, so I will restrict my remarks to these two classes. Not one of the mites discussed below is mentioned in Lamb's (1952) prelimin-ary list of New Zealancl Acarina. Some parasitic mites in New Zealand are indigenous, while others have been introduced with their hosts. Bats, because they live communally and for the most par t in damp, dark caves, always serve as a field-day for mites and mite collectors, and the two species of New Zealan