A review of the bat flea genus Hormopsylla (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae)

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 247-251

  Hastriter, Michael W ^a   Guerrero, Ricardo ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Bat fleas; Hormopsylla; Ischnopsyllidae; Siphonaptera

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746934713     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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