Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema 1869

Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema, 1869 NEWFOUNDLAND : Pasadena, 15.X.1989, M. Bennett, beaver carcass, (4, MUN); Bay Bulls, IX‒XI.1999, D. Puddister, (1, MUN). This Holarctic species is listed as occurring in Newfoundland by Peck (1991) (Fig. 12). It is associated with beaver as an ectoparasite through...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Majka, Christopher, Langor, David
Format: Text
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 2008
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Coleoptera
Leiodidae
Platypsyllus
Platypsyllus castoris
Canada
Newfoundland
Alaska
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3793368
https://zenodo.org/record/3793368
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Summary:Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema, 1869 NEWFOUNDLAND : Pasadena, 15.X.1989, M. Bennett, beaver carcass, (4, MUN); Bay Bulls, IX‒XI.1999, D. Puddister, (1, MUN). This Holarctic species is listed as occurring in Newfoundland by Peck (1991) (Fig. 12). It is associated with beaver as an ectoparasite through their range in North America and Eurasia (Wood 1965). : Published as part of Majka, Christopher & Langor, David, 2008, The Leiodidae (Coleoptera) of Atlantic Canada: new records, faunal composition, and zoogeography, pp. 357-402 in ZooKeys 2 (2) on page 394, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.2.56, http://zenodo.org/record/576397 : {"references": ["Peck SB (1991) Family Leiodidae: small scavenger beetles. In: Bousquet Y (Ed) Checklist of Beetles of Canada and Alaska. Agriculture Canada Publication 1861 / E: 77 - 82.", "Wood DM (1965) Studies of the beetles Leptinillus validus (Horn) and Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema (Coleoptera: Leptinidae) from beaver. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Ontario 95: 33 - 63."]}

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