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Morphological, molecular and phylogenetic characterization of Leptopsylla segnis and Leptopsylla taschenbergi (Siphonaptera)

open access: yesZoologica Scripta, 2022
The taxonomic status of Leptopsyllidae family has remained controversial over the years. Thus, some entomologists placed this group of fleas within Ceratophyllidae family, considering it at level of Leptopsyllinae subfamily or even appearing as a ...
Antonio Zurita   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Unusual findings of fleas (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae, Ceratophyllidae) on bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Belarus: case report

open access: yesEcologica Montenegrina, 2022
Two fleas (Paleopsylla soricis soricis (Dale, 1878) (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) and Amalaraeus penicilliger Grube, 1851 (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae)) have been recorded on vesper bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) for the first time ...
M. Orlova   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Illustrated Morphological Keys for Fleas (Siphonaptera) in Madagascar

open access: yesJournal of medical entomology, 2021
Madagascar has an important diversity of fleas (Siphonaptera), which almost species do not exist elsewhere. Scientists have provided huge efforts to improve knowledge on Malagasy fleas since the middle of 1900s particularly by investigating topics such ...
Mireille Harimalala   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Flea Communities on Small Mammals in Lowland Environment

open access: yesEkológia (Bratislava), 2020
The landscape of south-western Slovakia is characterised by anthropogenous reshaping, while fragments of undisturbed, waterlogged habitats have been preserved in what remains of the meandering ancient Žitava River.
Baláž Ivan, Zigová Martina
doaj   +1 more source

Hectopsylla pulex (Haller, 1880) (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) infestation on Eptesicus furinalis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Central Andes of Colombia

open access: yes, 2021
Bat ectoparasites have a complex natural history narrowly tied to their hosts at ecological, behavioral, and evolutionary scales. As flying and social organisms, bats represent a potential mechanism of dispersal, a source of feeding, and a roost for ...
J. C. Cepeda-Duque   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands

open access: yesParasite, 2020
A total of 266 wild passerine birds (Passeriformes) representing eight species and nine subspecies from three islands of the Archipelago of the Azores were examined for ectoparasites. Two species of louse-flies Ornithomya avicularia and Ornithoica turdi (
Oslejskova Lucie   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitochondrial phylogenomics provides insights into the taxonomy and phylogeny of fleas

open access: yesParasites & Vectors, 2022
Background Fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are obligatory hematophagous ectoparasites of humans and animals and serve as vectors of many disease-causing agents.
Yu Zhang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Bat parasites (Acari, Anoplura, Cestoda, Diptera, Hemiptera, Nematoda, Siphonaptera, Trematoda) in France (1762–2018): a literature review and contribution to a checklist

open access: yesParasite, 2020
This paper is a bibliographical survey of records of bat parasites in France (including Corsica) between 1762 and 2018. In total, 237 scientific publications were analysed.
Clément Léger
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Primeiro registro de Rhynchopsyllus pulex (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) em Nyctinomops laticaudatus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) no Brasil First record of Rhynchopsyllus pulex (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) in Nyctinomops laticaudatus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Brazil

open access: yesCiência Rural, 2005
Descreve-se o parasitismo de Rhynchopsyllus pulex (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) em Nyctinomops laticaudatus (Chiroptera) no município de Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil.The parasitism of Rhynchopsyllus pulex (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) is described in ...
Sílvia Gonzalez Monteiro   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

The complete mitochondrial genome of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis

open access: yesMitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
The cat flea, Ctenocephalides fells, is widely recognized as a global veterinary pest and a vector of pathogenic bacteria. We recently reported on the C.
Victoria I. Verhoeve   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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