title: A New Flea Species of the Genus Cleopsylla (Siphonaptera: Stephanocircidae) from Northwestern Argentina.
abstract: A new species of flea of the genus Cleopsylla Rothschild, 1914 (Siphonaptera: Stephanocircidae) is described from sigmodontine rodents from northwestern Argentina. In Argentina, the genus was cited for the first time in 2008, but the species was erroneously identified. An identification key to species of Cleopsylla is presented.
authors.affiliation: PCMA (Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina) and PIDBA (Programa de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, (4000) Tucumán, Argentina. Correspondence should be sent to: mflopezberri@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M Fernanda
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: López Berrizbeitia
authors.affiliation: PCMA (Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina) and PIDBA (Programa de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, (4000) Tucumán, Argentina. Correspondence should be sent to: mflopezberri@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hastriter
authors.affiliation: PCMA (Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina) and PIDBA (Programa de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo, Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Miguel Lillo 205, (4000) Tucumán, Argentina. Correspondence should be sent to: mflopezberri@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: M Mónica
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Díaz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001118:Argentina; D005260:Female; D058267:Flea Infestations / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D016205:Sigmodontinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D005423:Siphonaptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification*