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1 June 2012 Siphonaptera of Peromyscus in the Niobrara Chalk Barrens, Colorado
Helen K Pigage, Jon C Pigage, Roger D Peyton
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Abstract

We collected 327 Peromyscus truei (pinyon deermice), 211 P. maniculatus (North American deermice), and 38 P. leucopus (white-footed deermice) on Fort Carson Military Reservation, Pueblo County, Colorado, during May–June 2007. The deermice hosted 408 fleas including 238 Aetheca wagneri, 169 Orchopeas leucopus, and 1 Meringis parkeri. Both A. wagneri and O. leucopus were on all species of deermice. Prevalence of fleas was 42.1% for P. leucopus, 36.4% for P. truei, and 35.1% for P. maniculatus. Prevalence of O. leucopus was significantly greater for P. truei (43.1%) than for P. maniculatus (13.7%) and P. leucopus (13.2%). Conversely, P. maniculatus (52.1%) had a significantly greater prevalence of A. wagneri than either P. leucopus (47.1%) or P. truei (33.6%).

Colectamos 327 Peromyscus truei (ratones piñonero), 211 P. maniculatus (ratones ciervo), y 38 P. leucopus (ratones de patas blanca) durante mayo a junio del 2007 en la Reserva Militar de Fort Carson, condado de Pueblo, Colorado, USA. Los ratones albergaron a 408 pulgas, incluyendo a 238 Aetheca wagneri, 169 Orchopeas leucopus, y 1 Meringis parkeri. Ambos A. wagneri y O. leucopus fueron encontrados en todas especies del ratón. La prevalencia de infestación de pulgas fue el 42.1% en P. leucopus, el 36.4% en P. truei, y el 35.1% en P. maniculatus. La prevalencia de O. leucopus fue significativamente mayor en P. truei (43.1%) comparado con P. maniculatus (13.7%) y P. leucopus (13.2%). Inversamente, P. maniculatus (52.1%) tuvo la prevalencia de A. wagneri significativamente mayor que P. leucopus (47.1%) o P. truei (33.6%).

Helen K Pigage, Jon C Pigage, and Roger D Peyton "Siphonaptera of Peromyscus in the Niobrara Chalk Barrens, Colorado," The Southwestern Naturalist 57(2), 210-212, (1 June 2012). https://doi.org/10.1894/0038-4909-57.2.210
Received: 4 November 2010; Accepted: 1 November 2011; Published: 1 June 2012
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