Issue |
Parasite
Volume 13, Number 3, September 2006
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Page(s) | 215 - 226 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2006133215 | |
Published online | 15 September 2006 |
Mémoire
Three new fleas from Sulawesi, Indonesia (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae & Ceratophyllidae)
Trois puces nouvelles du Sulawesi, Indonésie (Siphonaptera : Pygiopsyllidae et Ceratophyllidae)
1
Department of Biology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia 30460-8042, USA
2
Institute of Arthropodology & Parasitology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, Georgia 30460-8056, USA
3
Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Zoologie appliquée, Faculté de Médecine, 2, avenue du Prof. Léon-Bernard, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
4
Institut de Parasitologie de l’Ouest, 2, avenue du Prof. Léon-Bernard, 35043 Rennes cedex, France
* Correspondence: Pr Jean-Claude Beaucournu. E-mail: jbeaucou@univ-rennes1.fr
Received:
5
May
2006
Accepted:
15
June
2006
Gryphopsylla maxomydis n. sp. (Pygiopsyllidae), Medwayella rubrisciurae n. sp. (Pygiopsyllidae) and Macrostylophora theresae n. sp. (Ceratophyllidae) are described from endemic rodents in Sulawesi. Gryphopsylla maxomydis was collected from the murids Maxomys musschenbroekii and Paruromys dominator in Central Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tengah). However, M. musschenbroekii appears to be the true host of this flea because it has spiny pelage and G. maxomydis shows morphological adaptations for parasitizing spiny hosts including a remarkable “beak-like” structure on the head. This adatation is similar to a beak-like structure on the head of Gryphopsylla hopkinsi (Traub) which parasitizes the spiny murid Maxomys whiteheadi in Borneo (Sabah). Medwayella rubrisciurae was collected from the large tree squirrel Rubrisciurus rubriventer in Central Sulawesi and this represents the first report of this flea genus in Sulawesi. Macrostylophora theresae was recorded from the murids Bunomys fratrorum, P. dominator and Rattus xanthurus in North Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara); most other members of this flea genus parasitize squirrels in the Oriental and Palaearctic zoogeographical regions.
Résumé
Gryphopsylla maxomydis n. sp. (Pygiopsyllidae), Medwayella rubrisciurae n. sp. (Pygiopsyllidae) et Macrosylophora theresae n. sp. (Ceratophyllidae) sont décrites de rongeurs endémiques du Sulawesi. G. maxomydis fut collectée chez les rongeurs muridés Maxomys musschenbroekii et Paruromys dominator dans le Sulawesi Central (Sulawesi Tengah). Cependant, M. musschenbroekii apparaît comme le véritable hôte de cette puce, car il a un pelage épineux et, de son côté, G. maxomydis montre des adaptations morphologiques à un parasitisme de tels hôtes, en l’occurrence la remarquable structure de la tête en forme de “bec”. Cette adaptation est semblable à la structure en “bec” de Gryphopsylla hopkinsi (Traub) qui parasite le rat épineux Maxomys whiteheadi à Bornéo (Sabah). Medwayella rubrisciurae fut capturée sur le très gros écureuil arboricole Rubrisciurus rubriventer, dans le Sulawesi Central, et représente le premier signalement de ce genre de puce au Sulawesi. Macrostylophora theresae n. sp. fut capturée sur les muridés Bunomys fratrorum, P. dominator et Rattus xanthurus dans le Nord Sulawesi (Sulawesi Utara); la plupart des autres puces de ce genre parasitent les écureuils dans les régions zoogéographiques Orientale et Palaearctique.
Key words: Gryphopsylla maxomydis n. sp. / Medwayella rubrisciurae n. sp. / Macrostylophora theresae n. sp. / flea / Siphonaptera / Pygiopsyllidae / Ceratophyllidae / Sulawesi / Indonesia
Mots clés : Gryphopsylla maxomydis n. sp. / Medwayella rubrisciurae n. sp. / Macrostylophora theresae n. sp. / puce / Siphonaptera / Pygiopsyllidae / Ceratophyllidae / Sulawesi / Indonésie
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