New Neopsylline Fleas from Nepal (Neopsyllinae: Hystrichopsyllidae)
Year: 1971
Type: article
Abstract: Four new hystrichopsyllid fleas, 3 belonging to the genus Neopsylla Wagner, 1903, and 1 to Paraneopsylla Tiflov, 1937, collected from small rodents in Nepal are described. N. marleaneae sp. n. appears to be associated with species of the genus Rattus. N. mantissa sp. n. and N. pagea sp. n. parasitize high mountain voles of the genus Alticola and the latter species has also been taken from pikas. Paraneopsylla ioffi nepali sp. n. is associated with Ochotona roylei, Royle's pika. The new species described below have been collected in Nepal during the past 3 years by Mr. C. O. Maser and Mr. R. M. Mitchell, collectors for the Nepal Ectoparasite Project. The efforts of these two men have resulted in the accumulation of vast numbers of ectoparasitic arthropods which are presently under study by various specialists. Holotypes and allotypes of all new taxa described below are deposited in the collection of the United States National Museum, Washington, D. C. Where available, paratypes have been deposited in the collections of the British Museum (Natural History), Tring, England, and in the collections of Dr. Robert Traub, Bethesda, Maryland, and the author, Ames, Iowa. Paraneopsylla ioffi nepali ssp. n.
Source: Journal of Parasitology
DOI: 10.2307/3278052
Author: Robert E. Lewis
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W2326397052