Megabothris quirini, (Rothschild, 1905)

Morrone, Juan J. & Acosta, Roxana, 2006, A synopsis of the fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) parasitizing New World species of Soricidae (Mammalia: Insectivora), Zootaxa 1354, pp. 1-30 : 5

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.273605
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5054509
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scientific name	Megabothris quirini
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M. quirini ( Rothschild, 1905) View in CoL

Ceratophyllus quirini Rothschild, 1905: 163 View in CoL . Ceratophyllus querini Jordan, 1929: 171 . Megabothris quirini View in CoL ; Jordan, 1933a: 77.

Distribution. Canada and USA.

Hosts. Sorex cinereus . Other hosts. Insectivora ( Talpidae ): Condylura cristata . Lagomorpha : Sylvilagus n. nuttallii. Rodentia : Clethrionomys gapperi , Microtus chrotorrhinus , M. longicaudus , M. ochrogaster , M. oeconomus , M. pennsylvanicus, Napaeozapus insignis, Peromyscus leucopus , P. maniculatus , P. m. artemisiae , P. m. borealis , Spermophilus sp., Tamias minimus borealis , Tamiasciurus h. hudsonicus , and Zapus sp. Carnivora : Urocyon cinereoargenteus ( Holland, 1949; Benton & Kelly, 1975; Traub et al., 1983; Whitaker, 2004).

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Taxonomy

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Order	Siphonaptera
Family	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Megabothris

Megabothris quirini

Morrone, Juan J. & Acosta, Roxana 2006

2006

Ceratophyllus quirini

Jordan 1929: 171

Rothschild 1905: 163

1905

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