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Records of fleas (Siphonaptera) from Delaware

May 17, 2024

We present an annotated checklist of fleas (Siphonaptera) known to occur in the state of Delaware based on an examination of Siphonaptera collections at the University of Delaware and the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, as well as new specimens of fleas we collected from wildlife, other hosts, and tick flags. We review published records and compile them herein with our new records, which include 3 species previously unreported from Delaware. With these additions, there are now 18 flea species from 19 avian and mammalian hosts documented from Delaware.

Publication Year 2024
Title Records of fleas (Siphonaptera) from Delaware
DOI 10.1093/jme/tjae069
Authors A.C Kennedy, W.S. Winter, A.L. Gardner, Neal Woodman, S.A. Shifflett, S. Redus, J.R. Newcomer, R. P. Eckerlin
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Journal of Medical Entomology
Index ID 70256808
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
USGS Organization Eastern Ecological Science Center