Descriptions of two new species of flea of the genus Plocopsylla in northwestern Argentina

LÓPEZ BERRIZBEITIA, M. FERNANDA; SANCHEZ, JULIANA; BARQUEZ, RUBÉN M.; DÍAZ, M. MÓNICA

MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Año: 2018 p. 1 - 12

0269-283X

Two new species of flea of the genus Plocopsylla, subgenus Plocopsylla, (Siphonaptera: Stephanocircidae) collected from sigmodontine rodents in northwestern Argentina are described and a key to identification of species of the genus Plocopsylla, subgenus Plocopsylla, in Argentina is presented. Plocopsylla (P.) inti is cited for the first time in Argentina, extending its distribution ∼970km further south than previously documented. New locality data and flea?host associations are recorded. The contributions ofthisstudyarerelevant because theyincrease knowledge ofthediversity of flea fauna in northwestern Argentina bordering a plague endemic area and will be useful in the implementation of plague control management plans in the future.