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John R. Holsinger and David C. Culver 
(1888) and thought to be a troglobite. It was redescribed by Holsinger 
(1965b) and subsequently reported from caves in Missouri, New Mexico, 
and Mexico by Elliott and Strandtmann (1971). Zacharda (1980) listed 
this species from Long Cave in Edmonson County, Ky. (synonym = 
Rhagidia cavernarum ) and from epigean localities (scree and moist 
ground litter) in Czechoslovakia, but questioned the records given by 
Elliott and Strandtmann (1971). Zacharda (1985) gave additional cave 
records for this species in the study area (see list below) and also 
recorded it from a cave in Monroe County, Tenn. 
Three other species of rhagidiid mites have been identified from 
caves in the Virginia-east Tennessee area by Zacharda (1985). Two of 
these, Foveacheles paralleloseta and Rhagidia varia , are probably 
troglobites since they possess some troglomorphisms and are known 
only from caves. The third species, Poecilophysis extraneostella , although 
known only from caves at present, is not troglomorphic and is probably 
a troglophile that eventually will be found outside caves. 
Linopodes sp. (possibly motatorius\ see Holsinger 1965a), a member 
of the family Eupodidae, was noted occasionally in study-area caves, 
but specimens were not collected. 
Order Parasitiformes 
Suborder Ixodida 
Family Ixodidae 
Ixodes cookei Pakcard (AC) 
Virginia.— Giles Co.: Harris Cave. 
Suborder Gamasida 
Family Laelapidae 
Androlaelaps sp. 
Virginia. — Shenandoah Co.: Shenandoah Wild Cave. 
Hypoaspis sp. 
Virginia.— Shenandoah Co.: Shenandoah Wild Cave. 
Family Parasitidae 
Eugamasus sp. 
Virginia.— Russell Co.: Banners Corner Cave. 
Pergamasus sp. 
Virginia. — Russell Co.: Banners Corner Cave. 
Unidentified gamasid mites are recorded as follows: 
Tennessee. — Anderson Co.: Hill Cave. Union Co.: Lost Creek 
Cave. 
Virginia. — Rockbridge Co.: Showalters Cave. Tazewell Co.: Fallen 
Rock and Wagoners caves. 
