Fleas (Siphonaptera) infesting small mammals from the Western Oriental region
Glenn E. Haas,1 and Dan W. Walton2
1Department of Biology, University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa, USA.
2Rodent Control Research Center, Karachi, Pakistan.
Abstract
Nine species of fleas representing 4 families were collected in 1972 form 14 species of small mammals: 2 hedgehogs, 1 shrew, 2 bats, 8 rodents and 1 mongoose. Most specimens were from 7 localities in Karachi District. Xenopsylla astis accounted for 78% of the 404 fleas collected. Collection data, especially flea-mammal associations and locality records, are presented and discussed.
Tables
Table 1 Flea-mammal associations in the Karachi District and Swat Kohistan, 1972, expressed in numbers of mammals infested
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