Psoroptes cuniculi (Delafond, 1859)

(rabbit ear canker mite, rabbit ear mite)

Distribution. Oryctolagus cuniculus (Linnaeus) (rabbit) ( Lagomorpha: Leporidae); Central Research Laboratory, Balmoral, Lusaka, Lusaka Province (ETM, personal observation). (Ministry of Rural Development 1976).

Remarks. Frequent infestations of rabbits maintained for research at the Central Research Laboratory were experienced in 1984–1987.