Nosomma sp

ByMichael L. Levin, PhD, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Reviewed/Revised Aug 2020

    Adults of the single species in this genus, N monstrosum, particularly parasitize wild and domestic buffalo, and also people, livestock, and wildlife, through much of India, Nepalese lowlands, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Laos. Immatures parasitize chiefly murid rodents.

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