Hectopsylla (Hectopsylla) cypha Jordan, 1942

Berrizbeitia, M. Fernanda Lopez, Sanchez, R. Tatiana, Barquez, Ruben M. & Diaz, M. Monica, 2017, An update on the distribution and nomenclature of fleas (Order Siphonaptera) of bats (Order Chiroptera) and rodents (Order Rodentia) from La Rioja Province, Argentina, ZooKeys 678, pp. 139-154 : 139

Hectopsylla (Hectopsylla) cypha Jordan

Distribution in Argentina.

La Rioja, Mendoza, Río Negro, and Tucumán ( Lareschi et al. 2016).

Material examined.

None.

Additional records.

Coronel Felipe Varela Department: (12) Zapallar (29°18'24.74"S, 68°40'9.2"W), 1634 m, Lagostomus sp., 1 ♂ (Hastriter and Mendez 2000).

Remarks.

According to the revision of the genus Hectopsylla by Hastriter and Mendez (2000), H. (H.) cypha can be distinguished from all other species of the genus by the following characters: in males the median lobe presents a lateral patch of long thin setae; in females the dorsal margin of metepimeron is heavily sclerotized and usually with three setae. The host species surely corresponds to Lagostomus maximus (Desmarest), because this is the only extant genus. Zapallar is in the Monte Desert of Mountains and Isolated Valleys eco-region.