Tunga hexalobulata (Siphonaptera: Tungidae), new species of tungid sand flea belonging to the penetrans group, is described with illustrations of adult female parasitizing Bos indicus (L., 1758) from Brazil. It differs from the 12 other known species of Tunginae by the presence of six anterior humps in the neosome. It also can be differentiated from other species of the penetrans group by lesser size of the neosome, presence of three posterodorsally bristles in antennal segment II, and the extension of the posterior arm of the preoral internal sclerotization.
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1 July 2013
A New Species of Tunga (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) Parasitizing Cattle from Brazil
Daniel M. De Avelar,
Elias J. Facury Filho,
Pedro M. Linardi
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Journal of Medical Entomology
Vol. 50 • No. 4
July 2013
Vol. 50 • No. 4
July 2013
Brazil
cattle
sand flea
Siphonaptera
Tunga hexalobulata sp. nov.
Tungidae