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Flea NEWS612000-2007 1 flea NEWS61 2000-2007 http://www.entsoc.org/networks/Interest/fleanews.htm FLEA NEWS was not published from August 2000 to December 2007. It is mainly bibliographic in nature, but recipients are urged to check any citations given here before including them in publications. Many of our sources are abstracting journals and current literature sources such as Current Contents(R), National Agricultural Library (NAL) Agricola, and National Library of Medicine (NLM) Medline, and citations have not necessarily been checked for accuracy or consistent formatting. Following is a list of Siphonaptera research published between January 2000 to December 2007. Acosta, R., Fernandez, J.A., and J. Falcon-Ordaz. 2006. "New records of mammal fleas (Siphonaptera) in northern and central Mexico." Entomological News 117: 69-72. Adjemian, J.C.Z., Girvetz, E.H., Beckett, L., and J.E. Foley. 2006. "Analysis of genetic algorithm for rule-set production (GARP) modeling approach for predicting distributions of fleas implicated as vectors of plague, Yersinia pestis, in California." Journal of Medical Entomology 43: 93-103. Adler, G.H., Suntsova, N.I., Suntsov, V.V., and S.A. Mangan. 2001. "Fleas (Siphonaptera) collected from small mammals in southern Viet Nam in 1997-1998." Journal of Medical Entomology 38, no. 2: 210-213. Akucewich, L.H., Philman, K., Clark, A., Gillespie, J., Kunkle, G., Nicklin, C.F., and E.C. Greiner. 2002. "Prevalence of ectoparasites in a population of feral cats from north central Florida during the summer." Veterinary Parasitology 109, no. 1/2: 129-139. Alcaino, H.A., Gorman, T.R., and R. Alcaino. 2002. "Flea species from dogs in three cities in Chile." Veterinary Parasitology 105, no. 3: 261-265. Álvarez-Castañeda, Sergio Ticul. 2005. Peromyscus melanotis. Mammalian Species Volume 764, Issue 1 (July 2005) pp. 1-4. 2 Andersen, John F, Hinnebusch, B Joseph, Lucas, David A, Conrads, Thomas P, Veenstra, Timothy D, Pham, Van M, and José M C Ribeiro. 2007. "An insight into the sialome of the oriental rat flea, Xenopsylla cheopis (Rots)." BMC Genomics 8: 102-102. ANDERSON, ROBERT P. 2003. Taxonomy, Distribution, and Natural History of the Genus Heteromys (Rodentia: Heteromyidae) in Western Venezuela, with the Description of a Dwarf Species from the Península de Paraguaná. American Museum Novitates Volume 3396, Issue 1 (March 2003) pp. 1-43. Antunes JM, Demoner Lde C, Martins IV, Zanini MS, Deps PD, Pujol-Luz JR. 2006. "[Record of Dasypus novemcinctus (Mammalia: Xenarthra) parasited by Tunga terasma (Siphonaptera: Tungidae) in Alegre, State of Espírito Santo, Brazil]." Revista Brasileira De Parasitologia Veterinária = Brazilian Journal Of Veterinary Parasitology: Órgão Oficial Do Colégio Brasileiro De Parasitologia Veterinária 15, no. 4: 206-207. Avelar, D.M. de, Bussolotti, A.S., Ramos, M. do C.A., and P.M. Linardi. 2007. "Endosymbionts of Ctenocephalides felis felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae) obtained from dogs captured in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil." Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 94: 149-152. Avila-Flores, Rafael, José Juan Flores-Martínez, and Jorge Ortega. 2002. Nyctinomops laticaudatus. Mammalian Species Volume 697, Issue 1 (July 2002) pp. 1-6. Baker, R. T. and I. Beveridge. 2001. IMIDACLOPRID TREATMENT OF MARSUPIALS FOR FLEAS (PYGIOPSYLLA HOPLIA).Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine Volume 32, Issue 3 (September 2001) pp. 391-392. Barreto, Guillermo R. and Shaenandhoa García-Rangel. 2005. Holochilus sciureus. Mammalian Species Volume 780, Issue 1 (December 2005) pp. 1-5. Barrière, P, Beaucournu, J C, Ménier, K, and M Colyn. 2002. "[A new flea species of the genus Allopsylla Beaucournu et Fain, 1982 (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae) from Central African Republic, found on a little known molossid bat]." Parasite (Paris, France) 9, no. 3: 233-237. Barrie, Abdulai, Amandu K. Daniels, Ron Demey, Klaas-Douwe B. Dijkstra, Jakob Fahr, Theo Freeman, Joel Gamys, Moses G. Gorpudolo, Annika Hillers, Peter Hoke, Carel Jongkind, John Konie, Aaron N. Kota Sr., Mawolo Kpewor, Roger Luke, Miaway Luo, Ara Monadjem, Flomo Molubah, Joshua Quawah, Mark-Oliver Rödel, Richard Sambolah, Evangeline Swope, Sormongar Zwuen, Jerry Brown, Henry Gardner, Morris S. Kamara, Charles Kollie, Nyumah Mensoh, Amos Andrews, W. Tyler Christie, Alex Peal, Zinnah Sackie, and Nathaniel Walker. 2007. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment: A Rapid Biological Assessment of North Lorma, Gola and Grebo National Forests, Liberia Volume 44, Issue 1 (June 2007) pp. 5-112. Bartel, M.H., and S.L. Gardner. 2000. "Arthropod and helminth parasites from the plains pocket gopher, Geomys bursarius bursarius from the hosts' northern boundary range in Minnesota." Journal of Parasitology 86, no. 1: 153-156. 3 Bass, C., Lansdell, S.J., Millar, N.S., Schroeder, I., Turberg, A., Field, L.M., and M.S. Williamson. 2006. "Molecular characterisation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunits from the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)." Insect Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 36: 86-96. Bass, C., Schroeder, I., Turberg, A., Field, L.M., and M.S. Williamson. 2004. "Identification of the Rdl mutation in laboratory and field strains of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)." Pest Management Science 60: 1157-1162. Bazanova, L P, Nikitin, A Ia, and M P Maevskiĭ2004. "[Seasonal features of the time course of changes in the aggregated state of the causative agent of plague in the organism of Citellophilus tesquorum altaicus (Siphonaptera)]." Meditsinskaia Parazitologiia I Parazitarnye Bolezni , no. 2: 3-6. Bazanova, L P, Voronova, G A, and E G Tokmakova. 2000. "[Differences in the blocking of the proventriculus in male and female Xenopsylla cheopis (Siphonaptera: Pulicidae)]." Parazitologiia 34, no. 1: 56-59. Bazanova, L P, Voronova, G A, Tokmakova, E G, and V V Sin'kov. 2004. "[Relationship of the flea Citellophilus tesquorum altaicus (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae) with the plague agent]." Parazitologiia 38, no. 2: 139-149. Beaucournu, J.-C. and J. Fahr. 2003. Notes sur les Ischnopsyllinae du Continent Africain. IV: Quelques Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rothschild 1921 de Côte d’Ivoire; description de L. senckenbergiana n. sp. (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae). Senckenbergiana biol. 82: 157- 162. Beaucournu, J C, and K Wells. 2004. "[Three new species of the genus Medwayella Traub, 1972 (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) from Sabah (eastern Malaysia, Borneo)]." Parasite (Paris, France) 11, no. 4: 373-377. Beaucournu, J C, and K Wells. 2005. "[A redescription of Macrostylophora borneensis (Jordan, 1926) (Siphonaptera-Ceratophyllidae-Ceratophyllinae), a flea of the Malaysian sub-region and description of an allied species]." Parasite (Paris, France) 12, no. 4: 293-298. Beaucournu, J C, and K Wells. 2005. "[Macrostylophora kinabaluae n. sp. (Insecta: Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae), a new flea from Sabah (Borneo, Eastern Malaysia)]." Parasite (Paris, France) 12, no. 3: 237-240. Beaucournu, J C, and L A Durden. 2001. "[Two new species of Stivalius (Siphonaptera-- Pygiopsyllidae--Pygiopsyllinae) from Indonesia]." Parasite (Paris, France) 8, no. 2: 147-153. Beaucournu, J C, and M H Gallardo. 2005. "[Two new fleas (Siphonaptera: Rhopalopsyllidae: Parapsyllinae) of Argentina, from Abrocoma uspallata Braun and Mares, 2002, (Rodentia: Abrocomidae)]." Parasite (Paris, France) 12, no. 1: 39-43. 4 Beaucournu, J C, Degeilh, B, and C Guiguen. 2005. "[Bird fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera): taxonomic diversity, biogeographical distribution]." Parasite (Paris, France) 12, no. 2: 111-121. Beaucournu, J C, Gallardo, M H, and Ménier, K. 2004. "[Two new species of fleas from Chile and Argentina(Insecta-Siphonaptera: Stephanocircidae and Rhopalopsyllidae) and raising of a new sub-genus of Plocopsylla Jordan, 1931]." Parasite (Paris, France) 11, no. 3: 249-252. Beaucournu, J C, Sountsova, N I, Ly, T V H, and V V Sountsov. 2002. "[The plague in Vietnam: history and inventory of collected fleas (Insecta, Siphonaptera) in the inhabited zones]." Parasite (Paris, France) 9, no. 1: 3-10. Beaucournu, J C, Vergara, P, Balboa, L, and D A Gonzalez-Acuña. 2006. "[A new bird flea from Chile (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae]." Parasite (Paris, France) 13, no. 3: 227-230. Beaucournu, J.C., and A. Guiller. 2006. "Response a l' article "Keine molekularbiologischen Anzeichen fur Unterarten beim Katzenfloh Ctenocephalides felis (Siphonaptera: Ctenocephalidae)" par H Mehlhorn, J D'Hsese, M Vobis & N Mencke: Entomol Gener 27: 295- 301 (2005)." Entomologia generalis 28: 311-315. Beaucournu, J-C, Horak, I G, and L J Fourie. 2003. "Fleas of elephant shrews (Mammalia, Macroscelididae) and a new host and locality record for Macroscelidopsylla albertyni De Meillon & Marcus, 1958 (Siphonaptera, Chimaeropsyllidae)." The Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 70, no. 3: 251-253. Beck, W., Boch, K., Mackensen, H., Wiegand, B., and K. Pfister. 2006. "Qualitative and quantitative observations on the flea population dynamics of dogs and cats in several areas of Germany." Veterinary Parasitology 137: 130-136. Best, Troy L., John L. Hunt, Lisa A. McWilliams, and Kevin G. Smith. 2002. Eumops auripendulus. Mammalian Species Volume 708, Issue 1 (December 2002) pp. 1-5. Blaski, Marian. 2004. "[Seasonal dynamics of Ceratophyllus hirundinis (Curtis, 1826) (Siphonaptera, Insecta) in the nests of Delichon urbica (L.)]." Wiadomości Parazytologiczne 50, no. 1: 31-34. Bogdanova, E N. 2005. "[Synanthropic fleas (Siphonaptera) biting people in Moscow and control of their size]." Meditsinskaia Parazitologiia
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