A description of the flea species Paractenopsyllus madagascarensis n. sp. and the female sex of Paractenopsyllus raxworthyi Duchemin & Ratovonjato, 2004 (Siphonaptera, Leptopsyllidae) from Madagascar with a key to the species of Paractenopsyllus

An alcohol collection of 990 fleas from Madagascar (2003-2005) was deposited in the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, and recently made available for study. Among the material were two new and undescribed taxa. The male and female sex of Paractenopsyllus madagascarensis sp. n. is described a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Michael Hastriter, Carl Dick
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2009-07-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1999