title: [The genus Tunga Jarocki, 1838 (Siphonaptera: Tungidae). I: taxonomy, phylogeny, ecology and pathogenicity].
abstract: This is the first review of the taxonomy and geographical range of the 12 known species of the genus Tunga. Their biology and pathogenic roles are considered, with particular emphasis on their phylogeny, chorology, phenology, sex-ratio, and dermecos.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Zoologie appliquée, Rennes Cedex, France. jc.beaucournu@gmail.com
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Beaucournu
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Degeilh
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mergey
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Muñoz-Leal
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: González-Acuña
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004463:Ecology; D006790:Host-Parasite Interactions; D010802:Phylogeny; D058974:Phylogeography; D012744:Sex Ratio; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology; D058253:Tunga / Q000145:classification* / Q000472:pathogenicity / Q000502:physiology; D058285:Tungiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*