Taxonomy and Distribution of Nonnapsylla Wagner, 1938 (Siphonaptera, Stephanocircidae, Craneopsyllinae).

LARSCHI, MARCELA; ANALÍA G. AUTINO; DÍAZ M. MÓNICA; BARQUEZ RUBÉN M.

JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY

AMER SOC PARASITOLOGISTS

Lugar: West Lafayette; Año: 2011 vol. 97 p. 954 - 955

0022-3395

The genus Nonnapsylla Wagner, 1938 (Craneopsyllinae) includes only 1 species, Nonnapsylla rothschildi Wagner, 1938. Two subspecies are recognized by the shape of the dorsal margin of helmet, apical shape of the spines in helmet and genal combs, length of first and fourth segment of maxillary palpus, and shape of the tube of spermatheca. Here, we discuss the validity of these characters by analyzing information from the literature, as well as from direct observation of type specimens and specimens collected in northwestern Argentina. We conclude that Nonnapsylla rothschildi wagneri Johnson, 1957 should be considered as a synonym of the nominal subspecies. We also extend the southern limits of the distribution of the species, and report its presence in Argentina.