A description of the flea species Paractenopsyllus madagascarensis n. sp. and the female sex of Paractenopsyllus raxworthyi Duchemin & Ratovonjato, 2004 (Siphonaptera, Leptopsyllidae) from Madagascar with a key to the species of Paractenopsyllus
Hastriter, Michael
Dick, Carl
ZooKeys
2009
2009-07-03
13
13
43
55
63KNG
Wagner
1938
[349,546,236,263]
Insecta
Leptopsyllidae
Paractenopsyllus
Animalia
Siphonaptera
2
45
Arthropoda
genus
This key is a modification of the key presented in Duchemin and Ratovonjato (2004).
1 Females(unknown for P. oconnoriand P. beaucournui)............................... 2 – Males........................................................................................................ 17 2 Pronotal comb with more than 28 teeth ..................................................... 3 – Pronotal comb with 28 or fewer teeth......................................................... 4 3 Caudal margin of S-7 with two lobes................ P. kerguisteliWagner, 1938 – Caudal margin of S-7 with one narrow elongated lobe.................................. ............................................................................ P. madagascarensis sp. n. 4 Caudal margin of S-7 with two lobes (exclusive of apical ventral margin) ... 5 – Caudal margin of S-7 with one lobe (exclusive of apical ventral margin)... 12 5 Bulga of spermatheca much longer than wide (length twice width)............. 6 – Bulga more spherical or elliptical (length less than or equal to 1.5× width)... 7 6 Dorsal and ventral lobes on caudal margin of S-7 broad and obtusely rounded ( Fig. 15)............................ P. raxworthyiDuchemin & Ratovonjato, 2004 – Dorsal lobe rounded, but ventral lobe acutely pointed at apex ...................... ................................................................................. P. vauceliKlein, 1965 7 Ventral lobe of S-7 acutely pointed at apex... P. ratavonjatoiDuchemin, 2004 – Ventral lobe of S-7 rounded........................................................................ 8 8 Bursa copulatrix angular forming two 90 degree angles... P. petitiKlein, 1965 –Bursa copulatrix with no right angles .......................................................... 9 9 Ventral margin of S-7 with shallow sinus at most.......................................... .................................................................. P. duplantieriDuchemin, 2004 – Ventral margin of S-7 with distinct deep sinus.......................................... 10 10 Ventral sinus of S-7 angular at deepest point.......... P. albignaci Klein, 1967 – Ventral sinus of S-7 rounded and not angular ........................................... 11 11 Ventral lobe of S-7 distinctly narrower than dorsal lobe and elongated well beyond dorsal lobe and apex of ventral edge of sternite ................................. .......................................................................... P. pauliani Lumaret, 1962 – Ventral lobe broader than dorsal lobe; extending only slightly beyond dorsal lobe and shorter than apex of ventral edge of sternite.................................... ............................................................... P. juliamarinusDuchemin, 2004 12 Setae of frontal row fine and not thickened or spiniform .......................... 13 – One or more setae of frontal row thickened or spiniform.......................... 15 13 Perula extremely dilated; bursa copulatrix scarcely longer that width of dilated perula .................................................. P. goodmani Duchemin, 2003 – Perula not much more dilated than width of bursa copulatrix................... 14 14 Lobe of S-7 rounded, extending far beyond ventral apex of sternite; sinus subtending lobe, much narrower that width of lobe..... P. rouxiDuchemin, 2004 – Lobe of S-7 somewhat angular; sinus much wider than dorsal lobe............... .......................................................................... P. grandidieriKlein, 1965 15 Lobe of S-7 and ventral apex of sternite acutely pointed; sinus between broadly flattened at base.............................................. P. vietteiKlein, 1965 – Lobe of S-7 rounded at apex; sinus rounded at base.................................. 16 16 Vertical distance between ventral margin of S-7 and dorsal margin of sclerite longer than horizontal width of S-7 from anterior edge to apex of lobe......... ..................................................................... P. randrianasoloi Klein, 1967 – Vertical width of S-7 less than horizontal width... P. gemelliDuchemin, 2004 17 Apex of median dorsal lobe narrowly rounded, even drawn out as narrow lobe........................................................................................................... 18 – Apex of median dorsal lobe broadly rounded, never lobate ....................... 21 18 Sternum eight with sinus on caudal margin and a dorsal lobe ....................... .......................................................................... P. grandidieriKlein, 1965 – Sternum eight without a sinus or dorsal lobe on caudal margin ................ 19 19 Proximal lobe of distal arm of S-9 expanded postad into triangle; apex of median dorsal lobe nearly forming a right angle........... P. petitiKlein, 1965 – Proximal lobe of distal arm of S-9 not expanded, nearly parallel; apex of median dorsal lobe much less than a right angle ............................................ 20 20 Telomere short (length 3× maximum width); apodeme of aedeagus broad (length only 3× maximum width measured from apex to base of fulcral lateral lobe) ........................................................ P. ratovonjatoiDuchemin, 2004 – Telomere long (length>3× maximum width); apodeme of aedeagus narrow (length 4× or more the width).............................. P. rouxiDuchemin, 2004 21 Apodeme of aedeagus long and narrow (length 4× or more maximum width)....................................................................................................... 22 – Apodeme of aedeagus shorter and broad (length about 3× width)............. 27 22 Apex of median dorsal lobe hooked .......................................................... 23 – Apex of median dorsal lobe not hooked .................................................... 25 23 Apical lobe of distal arm of S-9 drawn out into a point................................. ......................................... P. raxworthyiDuchemin & Ratovonjato, 2004 – Apical lobe blunt or globular .................................................................... 24 24 Sinus formed by hook of median dorsal lobe as large as outline of lateral lobe............................................................... P. randrianasoloiKlein, 1968 – Sinus much smaller than outline of lateral lobe.... P. gamelliDuchemin, 2004 25 Dorsal lobe of S-8 present; subtended by sinus ......................................... 26 – Dorsal lobe absent; no well defined sinus .................................................... ............................................................... P. juliamarinusDuchemin, 2004 26 Lateral lobe present, margins minutely serrate...... P. madagascarensis sp. n. – Lateral lobe absent ................ P. oconnoriDuchemin & Ratovonjato, 2004 27 Proximal lobe of distal arm of S-9 as wide as, or wider than length from base to distal lobe ............................................................................................. 28Proximal lobe distinctly narrower that length............................................ 29 28 Setae along caudal margin of S-8 interrupted; manubrium with curved angle on ventral margin ........................................ P. goodmani Duchemin, 2003 – Setae along caudal margin of S-8 complete; manubrium straight on ventral margin....................................................... P. duplantieriDuchemin, 2004 29 Caudal margin of S-8 with sinus.................................. P. viettiKlein, 1965 – Caudal margin of S-8 without sinus.......................................................... 30 30 Apex of distal arm of S-9 drawn out into a point .......................................... ....................................... P. beaucournuiDuchemin & Ratovonjato, 2004 – Apex of distal arm of S-9 globular, rounded.............................................. 31 31 Caudal margin of S-8 with dorsal lobe................... P. albignaciKlein, 1968 – Caudal margin of S-8 entire; without indication of lobe ........................... 32 32 Manubrium only slightly curved or hooked upward .... P. vauceliKlein, 1965 – Manubrium distinctly curved upward....................................................... 33 33 Ventral lobe of distal arm of S-9 without sinus at apex; ventral margin of crochet angled................................................... P. kerguisteliWagner, 1938 – Ventral lobe of distal arm of S-9 with sinus at apex; ventral margin of crochet rounded............................................................. P. pauliani Lumaret, 1962