Description of a new species of Ectinorus (E. spiculatus) (Siphonaptera, Rhopalopsyllidae) from Argentina and a review of the subgenus Ichyonus Smit, 1987

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Argentina · Topics: Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research, Vector-borne infectious diseases, Bee Products Chemical Analysis

A new species, Ectinorus spiculatus, is described from Phyllotis xanthopygus (Waterhouse) and Akodon iniscatus Thomas from Neuquén Province, Argentina. Habitat characteristics are presented for the type locality. A change in status of four additional subspecies of the Ectinorus subgenus Ichyonus Smit is provided. Ectinorus onychius onychius Jordan & Rothschild, E. onychius deplexus Smit and E. onychius angularis Smit and Rosický were elevated to specific status. Ectinorus (Ichyonus) onychius fueginus was relegated as a junior synonym of the nominate species. Phyllotis xanthopygus, Abrothrix olivaceus xanthorhinus, Loxodontomys micropus Waterhouse, and Euneomys chinchilloides (Waterhouse) are new host records for E. onychius. A key to the three species of Ichyonus is included.

View raw JSON from API

Found an error? Please report to login@optimap.science.