Notes and new records of fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) from birds and mammals collected in southern China

Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 214-228

  Hastriter, Michael W ^a   Bush, Sarah E ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Aviostivalius; Ceratophyllidae; Ctenophthalmidae; ectoparasites; Ischnopsyllidae; Lentistivalius; Macrostylophora; Nycteridopsylla; Palaeopsylla; Pygiopsyllidae; Thaumopsylla

Indexed keywords

AVES; BREVICEPS; CERATOPHYLLIDAE; CTENOPHTHALMIDAE; FORMICIDAE; INSECTA; ISCHNOPSYLLIDAE; LENTISTIVALIUS; MAMMALIA; PALAEOPSYLLA; PASSERIFORMES; PYGIOPSYLLIDAE; SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS);

EID: 77956836743     PISSN: 00138797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4289/0013-8797-112.2.214     Document Type: Conference Paper

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