Siphonaptera of small rodents and marsupials in the Pedra Branca State Park, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Autor: Oliveira HH; Post-Graduate Program in Environmental and Forestry Sciences, Instituto de Florestas, Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro-UFRRJ., Almeida AB, Carvalho RW, Gomes V, Serra-Freire NM, Quinelato I, Carvalho AG
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinaria = Brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology : Orgao Oficial do Colegio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria [Rev Bras Parasitol Vet] 2010 Jan-Mar; Vol. 19 (1), pp. 49-54.
DOI: 10.1590/s1984-29612010000100010
Abstrakt: In an region of Atlantic Rainforest corresponding to the geopolitical area of the Pedra Branca State Park, Rio de Janeiro, southeastern Brazil, 160 small mammals were captured, of which 64 rodents and 96 marsupials from October 2005 to October 2007. There were collected in these hosts six flea species from three families (Ctenophthalmidae, Rhopalopsyllidae and Pulicidae), totalizing 162 specimens. Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) intermedia intermedia was the most common species found, followed by Polygenis (Polygenis) occidentalis occidentalis. Philander frenatus and Micoureus paraguayanus were reported as new hosts to Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) intermedia intermedia and P. o. occidentalis was reported for the first time in the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Databáze: MEDLINE