[Description of Tunga bonneti n. sp. from Chile (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) with notes on specificity, chorology, dermecos and phenology].
Smit (1968) misreported Tunga libis from Chile. Here we describe this flea as a new species. We analyzed free life females, male and embedded females. Moreover, we include data about its natural history and biology. These data will allow a better understanding about other Tunga fleas, and particularly for collecting males, which remain unknown to date.
Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Zoologie appliquée, Faculté de Médecine, 2, avenue du Professeur Léon Bernard, 35043 Rennes Cedex, France. jc.beaucournu@gmail.com
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D000818:Animals; D002677:Chile / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D016205:Sigmodontinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D058253:Tunga / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*; D058285:Tungiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*