A new flea, Ectinorus (Ectinorus) insignis n. sp. (Siphonaptera, Rhopalopsyllidae, Parapsyllinae), with notes on the subgenus Ectinorus in Chile and comments on unciform sclerotization in the superfamily Malacopsylloidea.

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Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Zoologie appliquée, Faculté de Médecine, 2 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France - Institut de Parasitologie de l'Ouest, Faculté de Médecine, 2 avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France.

Published: June 2015

A list is provided for the species of Ectinorus sensu stricto from Chile. Ectinorus (Ectinorus) insignis n. sp. is described from Chile: this species is characterized by the male genitalia. In the subgenus Ectinorus, the authors report the presence in Chile of E. pilosus Beaucournu & Carmen Castro, 2002 described from Argentina and E. simonsi (Rothschild, 1904) described from Bolivia but also known from Peru. A female neallotype is designated for E. ineptus Johnson, 1957. "Unciform sclerotization" is noted and illustrated for the first time, in all Malacopsylloidea, and a list is given for all studied species.

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