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Five New Mexican Species of the Flea Genus Strepsylla Traub, 1950 (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae: Neopsyllinae: Phalacropsyllini) with a Phylogenetic Analysis

Five New Mexican Species of the Flea Genus Strepsylla Traub, 1950 (Siphonaptera:... The genus Strepsylla Traub is redescribed and compared with the other genera of the tribe Phalacropsyllini. Thirteen recognized species are distributed in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama, where they parasitize small rodents, especially mice of the genus Peromyscus . Five new species are reported and described ( Strepsylla ixtlanensis n. sp., Strepsylla longicauda n. sp., Strepsylla queretana n. sp., Strepsylla tezontli n. sp., and Strepsylla vargasi n. sp.). Keys for the genera of the tribe and for the species of Strepsylla are included, and relevant notes for each species are given. A cladistic analysis of Strepsylla led to the recognition of 2 clades: one includes S. mina , S. villai , and S. tezontli , which are distributed along the Trans-Mexico Volcanic Belt; and the other includes the remaining species, which have a northern Mexico distribution. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Parasitology Allen Press

Five New Mexican Species of the Flea Genus Strepsylla Traub, 1950 (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae: Neopsyllinae: Phalacropsyllini) with a Phylogenetic Analysis

Journal of Parasitology , Volume 96 (2) – Apr 1, 2010

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Publisher
Allen Press
Copyright
American Society of Parasitologists
Subject
ECTOPARASITOLOGY
ISSN
0022-3395
eISSN
1937-2345
DOI
10.1645/GE-2173.1
pmid
19958045
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Abstract

The genus Strepsylla Traub is redescribed and compared with the other genera of the tribe Phalacropsyllini. Thirteen recognized species are distributed in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, and Panama, where they parasitize small rodents, especially mice of the genus Peromyscus . Five new species are reported and described ( Strepsylla ixtlanensis n. sp., Strepsylla longicauda n. sp., Strepsylla queretana n. sp., Strepsylla tezontli n. sp., and Strepsylla vargasi n. sp.). Keys for the genera of the tribe and for the species of Strepsylla are included, and relevant notes for each species are given. A cladistic analysis of Strepsylla led to the recognition of 2 clades: one includes S. mina , S. villai , and S. tezontli , which are distributed along the Trans-Mexico Volcanic Belt; and the other includes the remaining species, which have a northern Mexico distribution.

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Journal of ParasitologyAllen Press

Published: Apr 1, 2010

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