Gymnomeropsylla n. gen. (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) from Sulawesi, Indonesia, with the description of two new species
Compared to related genera, this new flea genus is characterized by the absence, or presence of very few, bristles on the external surface of femur I and especially by the morphology of the apex of sternite IX in the male, which is hyaline and lacks spiniform bristles. The two new species, G. bunomy...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Parasite (Paris) 2002-09, Vol.9 (3), p.225-232 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Compared to related genera, this new flea genus is characterized by the absence, or presence of very few, bristles on the external surface of femur I and especially by the morphology of the apex of sternite IX in the male, which is hyaline and lacks spiniform bristles. The two new species, G. bunomydis and G. margaretamydis, are distinguished from each other by the structure of the genitalia, and the presence of numerous erect bristles on the thorax and abdominal tergites of the latter species. Both of these new species parasitize murine rodents that are endemic to Sulawesi; G. bunomydis was collected mainly from Bunomys chrysocomus and G. margaretamydis only from Margaretamys parvus.
Ce nouveau genre est, entre autres, caractérisé par l'absence ou le très faible nombre de soies sur la face externe du fémur I, et surtout la structure de l'apex du sternite IX, hyalin et dépourvu de toutes soies spiniformes. Les deux espèces nouvelles, G. bunomydis et G. margaretamydis se distinguent entre elles par les genitalia et la présence de très nombreuses soies dressées sur le thorax et les tergites abdominaux chez la seconde. Ces deux espèces parasitent les rongeurs murinés endemiques du Sulawesi; G. bunomydis essentiellement sur Bunomys chrysocomus et G. margaretamydis sur Margaretamys parvus seulement. |
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ISSN: | 1252-607X 1776-1042 |
DOI: | 10.1051/parasite/2002093225 |