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Keywords: rationale-phylogenetic indicators, Demodex phylloides, D. canis, host-demodicid assessment, Tamiasciurus judsonicus, hair follicle dwelling demodicids Lepus californianus, L. americanus, Sylvilagus floridanus, S. aquaticus, S. transitionalis, Zalophus californicus, Stomatodex. Information on demodicid mites is explored in an attempt to validate their use as phylogenetic markers fore mammalian phylogeny