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Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Manitoba Mammals1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

C. H. Buckner
C. H. Buckner
Affiliation:
Forest Entomology Laboratory, Rox 6300, Winnipeg 1, Manitoba
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Abstract

A variety of wild and domestic mammals from Manitoba were examined for external parasites, and fleas were recovered from 15 species. A total of 17 species of fleas were collected, of which 10 were first records for Manitoba, one was a subspecies new to the area, and 7 were recorded from new hosts. Orchopeas leucopus and Monopsyllus wagneri were the most abundant species taken from wild animals, being found on the most abundant host, Peromyscus maniculatus. Flea populations reached a peak in late summer, and were found in greater numbers on juvenile than on older hosts, on lactating than on other adults, and on solitary than on gregarious species.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 96 , Issue 6 , June 1964 , pp. 850 - 856
Copyright
Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1964

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