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Microtus asio Baker 1904

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Description

M. asio (Baker, 1904)

Ceratophyllus asio Baker, 1904: 388.

Megabothris asio; I. Fox, 1939: 47.

Trichopsylla (Trichopsylla) asio asio; Baker, 1946: 47.

Distribution. Canada and USA.

Hosts. Blarina brevicauda and Sorex cinereus. Other hosts. Carnivora: Mustela erminea and Vulpes vulpes. Lagomorpha: Sylvilagus floridanus. Rodentia: Clethrionomys gapperi, Microtus chrotorrhinus, M. pennsylvanicus, Synaptomys cooperi, Peromyscus maniculatus, and Zapus hudsonius (Benton & Kelly, 1975; Traub et al., 1983; Eckerlin & Painter, 2000; Whitaker, 2004).

Notes

Published as part of Morrone, Juan J. & Acosta, Roxana, 2006, A synopsis of the fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera) parasitizing New World species of Soricidae (Mammalia: Insectivora), pp. 1-30 in Zootaxa 1354 on page 5, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.273605

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Identifiers

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http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B587A75C61E16F120DC322D501CA88

Related works

Is part of
Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.273605 (DOI)
Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/FF8CFFDF5C65E16B1305C23ED779C859 (URL)
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https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/03B587A75C61E16F120DC322D501CA88 (URL)
https://www.gbif.org/species/119348931 (URL)
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/50398/taxon/03B587A75C61E16F120DC322D501CA88.taxon (URL)

Biodiversity

Family
Muridae
Genus
Microtus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Rodentia
Phylum
Chordata
Scientific name authorship
Baker
Species
asio
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Microtus asio Baker, 1904 sec. Morrone & Acosta, 2006

References

  • Baker, C. F. (1904) A revision of American Siphonaptera or fleas, together with a complete list and bibliography of the group. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 27, 365 - 469.
  • Fox, I. (1939) New species and a new genus of Nearctic Siphonaptera. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 41, 45 - 49.
  • Baker, J. A. (1946) A rickettsial infection in Canadian voles. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 84, 37 - 50.
  • Benton, H. A. & Kelly, D. L. (1975) An annotated list of New York Siphonaptera. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 83, 142 - 156.
  • Traub, R., Rothschild, M. & Haddow, J. (1983) The Ceratophyllidae. Robert Traub & Miriam Rothschild Publications, British Museum (Natural History), London, 288 pp.
  • Eckerlin, R. P. & Painter, H. F. (2000) New records of fleas (Siphonaptera) from eastern west Virginia. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 102, 969 - 973.
  • Whitaker, J. O. (2004). Sorex cinereus. Mammalian Species, 743, 1 - 9.