Mw. Hastriter, Jordanopsylla becki (Siphonaptera : Ctenophthalmidae), a new species of flea from the Nevada Test Site, P ENT S WAS, 102(1), 2000, pp. 135-141
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3
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Jordanopsylla becki, a new species of flea collected 1.25 km north of Mercu
ry, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada, from Neotoma lepida is described
and illustrated. This flea, assigned to the subfamily Anomiopsyllinae, trib
e Jordanopsyllini, is a nest flea found as an adult only during the winter
months. Techniques for recovering this rare flea are described.