Description of a New Species of Catallagia (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllidae: Neopsyllinae)

A new species of flea. Catallagia calisheri . is described from the Deer Mouse. Peromycus maniculatus , captured in the Arctic-Alpine Life Zone. Larimer County, Colorado, Catallagia . primarily a Nearctic genus, now includes 14 species.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Journal of Medical Entomology
Main Authors: Eads, R. B., Campos, E. G.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 1979
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Online Access:http://jme.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/short/16/4/291
https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/16.4.291
Description
Summary:A new species of flea. Catallagia calisheri . is described from the Deer Mouse. Peromycus maniculatus , captured in the Arctic-Alpine Life Zone. Larimer County, Colorado, Catallagia . primarily a Nearctic genus, now includes 14 species.