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Additional description of a new species of Tunga (Siphonaptera) from Ecuador.
Parasite. 2003 Mar; 10(1):9-15.P

Abstract

A new species of chigoe flea belonging to the genus Tunga Jarocki, 1838 (Siphonaptera, Pulicidae, Tunginae), Tunga trimamillata, was recently described by Pampiglione et al. (2002). A better description and more details of the epidemiology of the flea are now presented. It is a species found in goats, pigs and cattle in Santa Isabel in Andean Ecuador. This new species differs from its most similar congener, Tunga penetrans (L., 1758), by several features, the most important of which are a) the presence on the anterior extremity of the gravid female of three rounded humps surrounding the head and thorax (which, however, are not visible if viewed in profile), b) slightly larger dimensions and c) the length of the first segment of the maxillary palpi which is longer than each of the other three.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Pampiglione S
Dipartimento di Sanità Pubblica Veterinaria e Patologia Animale, Università di Bologna, Italy.
Trentini M
No affiliation info available
Fioravanti ML
No affiliation info available
Onore G
No affiliation info available
Rivasi F
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AnimalsCattleCattle DiseasesEctoparasitic InfestationsEcuadorFemaleGoat DiseasesGoatsHumansMalePhylogenySeasonsSiphonapteraSwineSwine Diseases

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

12669344

Citation

Pampiglione, S, et al. "Additional Description of a New Species of Tunga (Siphonaptera) From Ecuador." Parasite (Paris, France), vol. 10, no. 1, 2003, pp. 9-15.
Pampiglione S, Trentini M, Fioravanti ML, et al. Additional description of a new species of Tunga (Siphonaptera) from Ecuador. Parasite. 2003;10(1):9-15.
Pampiglione, S., Trentini, M., Fioravanti, M. L., Onore, G., & Rivasi, F. (2003). Additional description of a new species of Tunga (Siphonaptera) from Ecuador. Parasite (Paris, France), 10(1), 9-15.
Pampiglione S, et al. Additional Description of a New Species of Tunga (Siphonaptera) From Ecuador. Parasite. 2003;10(1):9-15. PubMed PMID: 12669344.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Additional description of a new species of Tunga (Siphonaptera) from Ecuador. AU - Pampiglione,S, AU - Trentini,M, AU - Fioravanti,M L, AU - Onore,G, AU - Rivasi,F, PY - 2003/4/3/pubmed PY - 2003/6/6/medline PY - 2003/4/3/entrez SP - 9 EP - 15 JF - Parasite (Paris, France) JO - Parasite VL - 10 IS - 1 N2 - A new species of chigoe flea belonging to the genus Tunga Jarocki, 1838 (Siphonaptera, Pulicidae, Tunginae), Tunga trimamillata, was recently described by Pampiglione et al. (2002). A better description and more details of the epidemiology of the flea are now presented. It is a species found in goats, pigs and cattle in Santa Isabel in Andean Ecuador. This new species differs from its most similar congener, Tunga penetrans (L., 1758), by several features, the most important of which are a) the presence on the anterior extremity of the gravid female of three rounded humps surrounding the head and thorax (which, however, are not visible if viewed in profile), b) slightly larger dimensions and c) the length of the first segment of the maxillary palpi which is longer than each of the other three. SN - 1252-607X UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/12669344/Additional_description_of_a_new_species_of_Tunga__Siphonaptera__from_Ecuador_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -