[Three new species of the genus Medwayella Traub, 1972 (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) from Sabah (eastern Malaysia, Borneo)].
Medwayella traubiana n. sp., M. pfeifferi n. sp. and M. sabahae n. sp. (Pygiopsyllidae) are described from Sabah (north of Borneo island), the first two on Tupaia tana (Scandentia), the last on Sundasciurus lowii (Rodentia). Sex male is only identified, because these fleas have been collected in sympatry, or even in syntopy. Their determination is based on segment IX and aedeagus. If M. traubiana and M. pfeifferi are related to some known species, M. sabahae is clearly distinct from other Medwayella.
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Laboratoire de Parasitologie appliquée, Faculté de Médecine, 2, avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, F-35043 Rennes. jbeaucou@univ-rennes1.fr
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D000818:Animals; D001893:Borneo; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010802:Phylogeny; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D012377:Rodentia; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*