Hybridization in North American bird fleas of the genus Ceratophyllus (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae).
Evidence is presented suggesting hybridization in several species in the genus Ceratophyllus. Suspected interbreeding is reported as follows: C. idius x C. niger; C. celsus x C. scopulorum; C. celsus x C. petrochelidoni. The 1st of these was described as C. niger inflexus (Jordan, 1929). The 2nd was described as C. calderwoodi Holland, 1979, and the 3rd has been considered a dimorphic form of C. celsus (Holland 1985).
Department of Biology, State University College, Fredonia, NY 14063, USA.
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D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006824:Hybridization, Genetic; D008297:Male; D009656:North America; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology*