New species of flea (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) from Spain.
The male holotype and female allotype of Echidnophaga iberica Ribeiro, Lucientes, Osacar & Calvete, a new species of rabbit flea from the Zaragoza area, northeastern Spain, is described on the basis of examination of a type series of six males and 13 females. Similarities of the new species with other species of the genus Echidnophaga are discussed and a key to identification of the four known Mediterranean species of the genus is provided.
Ribeiro
H
H
Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
Lucientes
J
J
Osacar
J J
JJ
Calvete
C
C
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D005837:Genitalia, Male / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D008297:Male; D011817:Rabbits; D012737:Sex Factors; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013030:Spain