Mw. Hastriter, Five new species and a new subgenus of fleas (Siphonaptera : Chimaeropsyllidae, Ctenophthalmidae) from Africa, P ENT S WAS, 103(4), 2001, pp. 832-848
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
PROCEEDINGS OF THE ENTOMOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON
Five new species of fleas and one new subgenus of fleas are described from
Africa. They include Chiastopsylla (Ctenomacropsylla) petroma, n. subgen.,
n. sp. (Chimaeropsyllidae) from Cape Province, South Africa, Hypsophthalmus
baxteri, n. sp. (Chimaeropsyllidae) from Natal, South Africa, Ctenophthalm
us (Ethioctenophthahnus) hottentotus, n. sp. (Ctenophthalmidae) from Transv
aal, South Africa, Ctellophthal"lus (Ethioctenophthalinus) nigeriensis, n.
sp. (Ctenophthalmidae) from Nigeria, and Ctellophthalinus (Ethioctenophthah
nits) truncatus, n. sp. (Ctenophthalmidae) from Transvaal, South Africa and
Manicaland, Zimbabwe. A key is provided for the species of Hypsophthalmus.