Taxonomic Study of the Genus Ctenocephalides Stiles & Collins, 1930 (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) by Using Aedeagus Characters
- 1 September 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Medical Entomology
- Vol. 35 (5) , 883-890
- https://doi.org/10.1093/jmedent/35.5.883
Abstract
To define more accurately the taxonomic position of the species of Ctenocephalides Stiles & Collins, 1930 (Siphonaptera), a morphological study of the aedeagus was conducted on all taxa of this genus. Based on some phallosome structures (hamulus, lobes, tubus interior), an identification key is constructed to complement the existing taxonomic criteria. C. orientis and C. damarensis are confirmed to specific rank.Keywords
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