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Published on: August 30, 2022
New record of Alectopsylla unisetosa (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae) from Patagonia
M Fernanda López Berrizbeitia1, Michael W Hastriter2, Juliana P Sanchez3
1PCMA (Programa de Conservación de los Murciélagos de Argentina), and PIDBA (Instituto de Investigaciones de Biodiversidad Argentina), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e IML, UNT, Miguel Lillo 205, 4000 Tucumán, Argentina; Fundación Miguel Lillo, Miguel Lillo 251, 4000 Tucumán, Argentina; CCT NOA Sur, CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas), Tucumán, Argentina.
Abstract:
Alectopsylla unisetosa (Ischnopsyllidae) from Santa Cruz province represents the second report of the species after 45 years. This new distributional record extends this species distribution 1350 km further south than previously documented. Moreover, Alectopsylla unisetosa infesting Myotis chiloensis constitutes a new flea-host association. This finding provides new insights into the biogeography and host associations within the family Ischnopsyllidae.

