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2 April 2021 Illustrated Morphological Keys for Fleas (Siphonaptera) in Madagascar
Mireille Harimalala, Tojo R. Ramihangihajason, Ravo Rakotobe Harimanana, Romain Girod, Jean-Bernard Duchemin
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Madagascar has an important diversity of fleas (Siphonaptera), which almost species do not exist elsewhere. Scientists have provided huge efforts to improve knowledge on Malagasy fleas since the middle of 1900s particularly by investigating topics such as taxonomy, systematics, biogeography, and flea vector role. Since then, new species discovery has increased and currently, 48 species are recorded which the majority is endemic.Therefore, it becomes necessary to have updated keys to identify species membership.This paper presents morphological-based keys to identify at genus and species levels adult fleas reported as occurring in Madagascar. Illustrations are proposed to make easier the observation of morphological criteria, which may be tricky for sibling species.

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Mireille Harimalala, Tojo R. Ramihangihajason, Ravo Rakotobe Harimanana, Romain Girod, and Jean-Bernard Duchemin "Illustrated Morphological Keys for Fleas (Siphonaptera) in Madagascar," Journal of Medical Entomology 58(4), 1701-1716, (2 April 2021). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjab023
Received: 1 November 2020; Accepted: 18 January 2021; Published: 2 April 2021
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flea
Madagascar
morphological keys
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