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Issue: Vol. 4613 No. 2: 5 Jun. 2019
Type: Article
Published: 2019-06-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4613.2.10
Page range: 369–374
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PDF downloaded: 3

Palaeopsylla (Palaeopsylla) aysenurae n. sp., a new ctenophthalmid flea (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) from Turkey

Department of Biology, Faculty of Science & Art, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, 60250, Tokat, Turkey.
Laboratoire de Parasitologie & Zoologie appliquée, Faculté de Médecine, 2, avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France.
Siphonaptera Flea mole new species taxonomy Turkey

Abstract

A new flea species, Palaeopsylla (Palaeopsylla) aysenurae n. sp., belonging to the Palaeopsylla minor-group is described and illustrated. Specimens (seven males and nine females) of the new species were collected from Talpa levantis Thomas, 1906 (Mammalia: Talpidae) from Trabzon province of Turkey. An identification key to all known species of the Palaeopsylla minor-group is provided.

 

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