Platypsyllus Ritsema, 1869
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.10271163 |
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lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DF3542D6-680B-4F0F-9D93-A30529720879 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/8B6387EA-FFB9-FFB9-5DCF-A411FC27FD21 |
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Felipe |
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Platypsyllus Ritsema, 1869 |
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Genus Platypsyllus Ritsema, 1869 View in CoL
Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema. New State Record (n = 22): OHIO: Perry County, Bristol Farm, from trapped American beaver, Castor canadensis Kuhl ( MAMMALIA: CASTORIDAE ): 4 December 1998 (22). Specimens of this interesting ectoparasitic beetle were hand collected from a recently dead beaver. Peck (2006) states “the full distribution of the beetle is probably the same as that of the host”.
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