A new species of Anomiopsyllus Baker, 1904 (Insecta: Siphonaptera), and noteworthy records of fleas from Nelson's woodrat, Neotoma nelsoni (Rodentia: Cricetidae), in the Oriental Basin, Mexico.
We report the first record of ectoparasites from Nelson's woodrat, Neotoma nelsoni, a rare, endemic mammal of east-central Mexico. We also describe a new flea species of Anomiopsyllus (A. perontesis n. sp.), which presents a complete row of bristles on sternum IX and 3 blunt spines on movable process; provide a new country record for the flea Stenistomera alpina (Baker, 1985); and report a new host record for the flea Echidnophaga gallinacea (Westwood, 1875). A taxonomic key for the new species is included.
Acosta
Roxana
R
Museo de Zoología "Alfonso L. Herrera," Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, Apdo. Postal 70-399, 04510 Mexico DF, Mexico. roxana_a2003@yahoo.com.mx
Fernández
Jesús A
JA
D000818:Animals; D004478:Ectoparasitic Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D016205:Sigmodontinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*