[Neopsylla musseri n. sp. (Siphonaptera-Ctenophthalmidiae), a new flea from central Sulawesi (Indonesia)]

J C Beaucournu; L A Durden

doi:10.1051/parasite/1999062163

[Neopsylla musseri n. sp. (Siphonaptera-Ctenophthalmidiae), a new flea from central Sulawesi (Indonesia)]

Parasite. 1999 Jun;6(2):163-7. doi: 10.1051/parasite/1999062163.

[Article in French]

Authors

J C Beaucournu¹, L A Durden

Affiliation

¹ Laboratoire de Parasitologie & Zoologie appliquée, Faculté de Médecine, Rennes, France. jbeaucou@univ-rennes1.fr

PMID: 10416190
DOI: 10.1051/parasite/1999062163

Abstract

This flea is a montane flea, known from elevations of 1,700-2,300 m, that parasitizes endemic murid rodents. It represents a newly recorded genus and family of fleas for Sulawesi. Morphologically, the closest taxon to N. musseri n. sp. is N. sondaica Jordan, 1931 from Java; it is not closely related to N. luma Traub, 1954 from Borneo.

Publication types

English Abstract
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Animals
Ectoparasitic Infestations / parasitology
Ectoparasitic Infestations / veterinary*
Indonesia
Male
Muridae / parasitology*
Siphonaptera / anatomy & histology
Siphonaptera / classification*
Siphonaptera / pathogenicity