Jordanopsylla becki (Siphonaptera : Ctenophthalmidae), a new species of flea from the Nevada Test Site

Authors
Hastriter, MW
Citation
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
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
ISSN journal
00138797 → ACNP
Volume
102
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
135 - 141
Database
ISI
SICI code
0013-8797(200001)102:1<135:JB(:CA>2.0.ZU;2-Y
Abstract
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.