Descriptions of Two New Species and a New Subspecies of the Genus Ctenophthalmus (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) from Turkey

Adem Keskin; Jean-Claude Beaucournu

doi:10.1093/jme/tjz096

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27 June 2019 Descriptions of Two New Species and a New Subspecies of the Genus Ctenophthalmus (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) from Turkey

Adem Keskin, Jean-Claude Beaucournu

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J. of Medical Entomology, 56(5):1275-1282 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz096

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Two new species and a new subspecies of fleas belonging to the genus Ctenophthalmus Kolenati (Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) were described from Turkey. Ctenophthalmus (Spalacoctenophthalmus) beyzanurae n. sp. was collected from Nannospalax leucodon Nordmann (Mammalia: Rodentia) in Tekirdağ province while Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) kefelioglui n. sp. and Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) teres anatolicus n. ssp. were collected from Microtus guentheri (Danford & Alston) and Apodemus uralensis (Pallas) (Mammalia: Rodentia) in the Aksaray and Kars provinces of Turkey, respectively. Detailed illustrations of new taxa described were also provided.

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Adem Keskin and Jean-Claude Beaucournu "Descriptions of Two New Species and a New Subspecies of the Genus Ctenophthalmus (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Ctenophthalmidae) from Turkey," Journal of Medical Entomology 56(5), 1275-1282, (27 June 2019). https://doi.org/10.1093/jme/tjz096

Received: 18 March 2019; Accepted: 15 May 2019; Published: 27 June 2019

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