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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
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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
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Illustrated Morphological Keys for Fleas (Siphonaptera) in Madagascar
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
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Flea Communities on Small Mammals in Lowland Environment
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
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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
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Insect ectoparasites from wild passerine birds in the Azores Islands
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
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Mitochondrial phylogenomics provides insights into the taxonomy and phylogeny of fleas
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
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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
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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
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis
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
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