Wild Mammals and Fleas of Red Bluff Ranch, New Mexico

Autor: Rail, Chester D., Forcum, Donald L., Wheeler, John R., Miller, Bryan E.
Zdroj: Journal of Medical Entomology; January 1969, Vol. 6 Issue: 1 p92-92, 1p
Abstrakt: In connection with studies on the control of ecto-parasite vectors, a total of 2047 mammals of 12 species was live trapped and brushed for fleas during the period of 1 January 1967 through 31 December 1967. Over 16,000 fleas of 16 species were collected. Percentagewise, Meringis rectus was the most abundant flea on banner-tailed kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spectabilis), Ord's kangaroo rats (D. ordii), and grasshopper mice (Onychomys leucogaster). M. nidi was abundant on Merriam's kangaroo rats (D. merriami) and grasshopper mice (O. leucogaster). Orchopeas sexdentatus and Anomiopsyllus novomexicanensis were abundant on white-throated (Neotoma albigula) and southern plains (N. micropus) wood rats; Hoplopsyllus glacialis affinis on desert cottontails (Sylvilagus audubonii) Polygenus gwyni on cotton rats (Sigmodon hispidis); Thrassis fotus on spotted ground squirrels (Citellus spilosoma) and on hispid pocket mice (Perognathus hispidis); Meringis dipodomys on silky pocket mice (P. flavus) and Megarthroglossus bisetis on white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus).
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