Taxonomic study of the genus Ctenocephalides Stiles & Collins, 1930 (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) by using aedeagus characters.
To define more accurately the taxonomic position of the species of Ctenocephalides Stiles & Collins, 1930 (Siphonaptera), a morphological study of the aedeagus was conducted an all taxa of this genus. Based on some phallosome structures (hamulus, lobes, tubus interior), an identification key is constructed to complement the existing taxonomic criteria. C. orientis and C. damarensis are confirmed to specific rank.
Ménier
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Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Zoologie appliquée, Faculté de Médecine, Rennes, France.
Beaucournu
J C
JC
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D010802:Phylogeny; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*