During the re-examination of some specimens in the Siphonaptera collection of J.-C. Beaucournu, we noticed unidentified Rhadinopsylla specimens.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) are among the most common ectoparasites of small mammals. We investigated fleas infesting on the small mammals (Mammalia: Rodentia, Eulipotyphla) from 15 different localities in Turkey. A total of 276 flea (133 males and 143 females) specimens belonging to 32 different flea taxa were collected from 90 (42 males, 16 females and 32 undetermined) small mammals belonging to 20 different species.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTwo new species and a new subspecies of fleas belonging to the genus Ctenophthalmus Kolenati (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) were described from Turkey. Ctenophthalmus (Spalacoctenophthalmus) beyzanurae n. sp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA list of the fleas species reported from Turkey is provided, with their geographical distribution and host associations. A total of 115 flea taxa (83 species, 32 subspecies) belonging to 36 genera and seven families are listed. The most common families are Ctenophthalmidae (n= 44) and Ceratophyllidae (27), followed by Ischnopsyllidae (13), Leptopsyllidae (11), Pulicidae (11), Vermipsyllidae (5) and Hystrichopsyllidae (4).
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