[Neopsylla musseri n. sp. (Siphonaptera-Ctenophthalmidiae), a new flea from central Sulawesi (Indonesia)].
This flea is a montane flea, known from elevations of 1,700-2,300 m, that parasitizes endemic murid rodents. It represents a newly recorded genus and family of fleas for Sulawesi. Morphologically, the closest taxon to N. musseri n. sp. is N. sondaica Jordan, 1931 from Java; it is not closely related to N. luma Traub, 1954 from Borneo.
Laboratoire de Parasitologie & Zoologie appliquée, Faculté de Médecine, Rennes, France. jbeaucou@univ-rennes1.fr
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D000818:Animals; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D007214:Indonesia; D008297:Male; D009115:Muridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000472:pathogenicity
Neopsylla musseri n. sp. (Siphonaptera-Ctenophthalmidae), puce nouvelle du Sulawesi Central (Indonésie).