Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
A new species of Anomiopsyllus Baker, 1904 (Insecta: Siphonaptera), and noteworthy records of fleas from Nelson's woodrat, Neotoma nelsoni (Rodentia: Cricetidae), in the Oriental Basin, Mexico.
- Journal:
- The Journal of parasitology
- Year:
- 2009
- Authors:
- Acosta, Roxana & Fernández, Jesús A
- Affiliation:
- Museo de Zoologí
Abstract
We report the first record of ectoparasites from Nelson's woodrat, Neotoma nelsoni, a rare, endemic mammal of east-central Mexico. We also describe a new flea species of Anomiopsyllus (A. perontesis n. sp.), which presents a complete row of bristles on sternum IX and 3 blunt spines on movable process; provide a new country record for the flea Stenistomera alpina (Baker, 1985); and report a new host record for the flea Echidnophaga gallinacea (Westwood, 1875). A taxonomic key for the new species is included.
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