A new species of Orchopeas, Jordan, 1933 from the midwestern United States (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae).
A new species of ceratophyllid flea, Orchopeas illinoiensis Lewis, n. sp., is described from the eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana (Ord, 1818) collected in southwestern Illinois. Its diagnostic characters are illustrated, and an earlier collection record from Pulaski County, MO, is documented.
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Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-3222, USA.
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D015146:Midwestern United States; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*