Additional records of fleas (Siphonaptera) on wild rodents in the southernpart of Israel

Authors
Krasnov, BR Hastriter, MW Medvedev, SG Shenbrot, GI Khokhlova, IS Vatschenok, VS
Citation
Br. Krasnov et al., Additional records of fleas (Siphonaptera) on wild rodents in the southernpart of Israel, ISR J ZOOL, 45(3), 1999, pp. 333-340
Citations number
22
Categorie Soggetti
Animal Sciences
Journal title
ISRAEL JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
00212210 → ACNP
Volume
45
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
333 - 340
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-2210(1999)45:3<333:AROF(O>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
Results of a survey of fleas on small rodents of southern Israel conducted from 1992 to 1998 are presented. From 18 localities, 14 rodent species were sampled, yielding 14 species of fleas. Nosopsyllus iranus theodori is repo rted from Gerbillus gerbillus, Gerbillus henleyi, and Mus musculus in Israe l for the first time. Additional records of Coptopsylla africana in Israel substantiate the presence of this species in Israel. Other distributional r ecords and host preferences are reported and discussed.