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The Siphonaptera is an important group in medical entomology. Besides biting and blood sucking, they sere as vectors of many infectious diseases of both man and animals. This book contains all the results of studies and research on this serious pest in Yunnan since the founding of the people's Republic of China.
This monograph contains two parts: They are the general discourse and the systematic discourse. The general discourse consists of brief history of research, the general morphology and anatomy, and biological ecology of fleas. Their fauna distribution, relation to diseases, prevention and control are also presented. The methods of survey, collection and mounting of specimens are provided to facilitate future workers. In the systematic discourse, all the 140 species and subspecies (including 6 new species and subspecies) of fleas belong to 7 families and 45 genera known in Yunnan have been described. Keys for identification of each taxon and 654 comparative drawings are also provided. The host animals and their distribution are recorded for each flea.

 

 

 

1. Pulicidae
2. Vermipsyllidae
3. Pygiopsyllidae
4. Hystrichopsyllidae
5. Ischnopsyllidae
6. Leptopsyllidae
7. Ceratophyllidae

 

 

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