Abstract
ABSTRACT There are three genera of fleas that are specific ectoparasites of the North American pocket gophers (Rodentia: Geomyidae): Spicata I. Fox, 1940, Dactylopsylla Jordan, 1929, and Foxella Wagner, 1929. All belong to the subfamily Dactylopsyllinae (Ceratophyllidae) and are restricted to the Nearctic Region of North and Central America. Seven species of Dactylopsylla Jordan, 1929, and the 14 named taxa of Foxella Wagner, 1929 are reviewed here with respect to their taxonomic affinities, distribution and host preferences. Dactylopsylla bluei psilos Prince and Stark, 1951, is a new synonym of Dactylopsylla bluei (C. Fox, 1909). Foxella (Afoxella) macgregori Barrera, 1953, is synonymized with Foxella (Afoxella) mexicana I. Fox, 1939. The remaining taxa are each briefly discussed with respect to their type data, nomenclatural history and non-genitalic characters. The following 11 names are new synonyms of Foxella (Foxella) ignota (Baker, 1895) and are not accorded subspecies status as done by previous au...
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