Fleas of Small Mammals in Uruguay, with New Host and Distribution Records

Marcela Lareschi; José Manuel Venzal; Márcia Arzua; Enrique González

doi:10.1654/4193.1

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Marcela Lareschi,^1,* José Manuel Venzal,² Márcia Arzua,³ Enrique González⁴

¹a Centro de Estudios Parasitológicos y de Vectores. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas
²b Departamento de Parasitología Veterinaria, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad de la República, A
³c Laboratorio de Parasitología, Museo de História Natural Capao da Imbuia, R. Benedito Conceiçao, 40
⁴d Museo Nacional de Historia Natural, Casilla de Correo 399, 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay

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Abstract

Fleas are ectoparasitic insects of many birds and mammals. More than 200 species and subspecies of fleas have been recorded from South America; however, they have been poorly studied in Uruguay. In the present study, Polygenis (Neopolygenis) atopus, Polygenis (Neopolygenis) massoiai, Polygenis (Polygenis) axius axius, Craneopsylla minerva minerva, and Sternopsylla distincta are reported for the first time in Uruguay. These fleas parasitize wild rodents, marsupials, and bats, and most of the ectoparasite–host associations are recorded for the first time. Results obtained are consistent with findings in nearby Argentinean and Brazilian localities.

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Marcela Lareschi, José Manuel Venzal, Márcia Arzua, and Enrique González "Fleas of Small Mammals in Uruguay, with New Host and Distribution Records," Comparative Parasitology 73(2), 263-268, (1 July 2006). https://doi.org/10.1654/4193.1

Published: 1 July 2006

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Craneopsylla minerva minerva

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marsupials

Polygenis species

sigmodontine rodents

Siphonaptera

South America

Sternopsylla distincta

Uruguay

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