New record of Alectopsylla unisetosa (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae) from Patagonia.

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PCMA (Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina), and PIDBA (Instituto de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, UNT, Miguel Lillo 205, 4000 Tucumán, Argentina; Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 Tucumán, Argentina; CCT NOA Sur, CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Tucumán, Argentina.

Published: December 2021

Alectopsylla unisetosa (Ischnopsyllidae) from Santa Cruz province represents the second report of the species after 45 years. This new distributional record extends this species distribution 1350 km further south than previously documented. Moreover, Alectopsylla unisetosa infesting Myotis chiloensis constitutes a new flea-host association. This finding provides new insights into the biogeography and host associations within the family Ischnopsyllidae.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.parint.2021.102426DOI Listing

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