A review of the North American species of Oropsylla Wagner and Ioff, 1926 (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae: Ceratophyllinae)

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Lewis, Robert E.

Source:

Journal of Vector Ecology, Society for Vector Ecology, Volume 27, Issue 2, p.184-206 (2002)

Call Number:

A02LEW01IDUS

URL:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12546455

Keywords:

flea, Oropsylla, Oropsylla arctomys, Oropsylla hirsuta, Oropsylla idahoensis, Oropsylla labis, Oropsylla montana, Oropsylla oregonensis, Oropsylla rupestris, Oropsylla tuberculata, Oropsylla washingtonensis

Abstract:

The North American species of the flea genus Oropsylla are reviewed and their host/parasite relationships and distribution are discussed, as well as their role in the maintenance and transmission of sylvatic plague. Keys to the subgenera and species are presented, and illustrations of their diagnostic characteristics are included.