A new flea of the genus Ctenidiosomus (Siphonaptera, Pygiopsyllidae) from Salta Province, Argentina

By

Lopez Berrizbeitia, M. Fernanda
Hastriter, Michael W.
Barquez, Rubén M. (Rubén Marcos), 1950-
Díaz, M. Mónica

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2015

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

512

Pages

109-120

Subjects

Ctenidiosomus austrinus , identification key , Phyllotis osilae

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.512.9713

 

Abstract

A new species of flea of the genus Ctenidiosomus Jordan, 1931 (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) is described from Phyllotis osilae J. A. Allen, 1901, from Salta Province, Argentina. This is the first time that Ctenidiosomus has been recorded in Argentina. A key to species of males of Ctenidiosomus is presented.