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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Main Authors: Majka, Christopher, Langor, David
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Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://zenodo.org/record/3793369
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3793369
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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