Abstract

ACOSTA, Roxana  and  MORRONE, Juan J.. Clave ilustrada para la identificación de los taxones supraespecíficos de Siphonaptera de México. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2003, n.89, pp.39-53. ISSN 2448-8445.

The 138 species and 47 Mexican flea genera (Siphonaptera) belong to the following families and subfamilies: Rhopalopsyllidae (Rhopalopsyllinae), Pulicidae (Tunginae and Pulicinae), Ceratophyllidae (Dactylopsyllinae and Ceratophyllinae), Ischnopsyllidae (Ischnopsyllinae), Leptopsyllidae (Leptopsyllinae), Hystrichopsyllidae (Stenoponiinae, Rhadinopsyllinae, Neopsyllinae, Anomiopsyllinae, Hystrichopsyllinae, and Doratopsyllinae), and Ctenophthalmidae (Ctenophthalminae). An illustrated key to identify Mexican families, subfamilies, tribes, and genera is presented.

Keywords : Fleas; keys; taxonomy; Mexico.

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