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1 September 2012 Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes (Siphonaptera: Ctenopthalmidae): New to the Flea Fauna of Texas
Chris T. McAllister, Nixon Wilson
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Abstract

Two female ctenophthalmid fleas, Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes, were collected in June 2003 from an eastern mole Scalopus aquaticus from Marion County, Texas. This flea originally was described from S. aquaticus in Michigan; C. pseudagyrtes has been reported from various mammalian hosts collected primarily east of the Mississippi River. This is the first report from Texas. In addition, we provide the second record of the mite Haemogamasus harperi in Texas from the same host.

Dos pulgas hembras ctenophthálmidas, Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes, fueron recolectadas en junio de 2003 de un topo oriental, Scalopus aquaticus, del condado de Marion, Texas. Esta pulga fue originalmente descrita de S. aquaticus en el estado de Michigan; C. pseudagyrtes se ha registrado de varios huéspedes mamíferos recogidos principalmente del este del río Mississippi. Este es el primer registro de Texas. Además, proveemos el segundo registro del ácaro Haemogamasus harperi en Texas del mismo huésped.

Chris T. McAllister and Nixon Wilson "Ctenophthalmus pseudagyrtes (Siphonaptera: Ctenopthalmidae): New to the Flea Fauna of Texas," The Southwestern Naturalist 57(3), 345-346, (1 September 2012). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-57.3.350
Received: 26 December 2010; Accepted: 1 May 2012; Published: 1 September 2012
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