Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)

Beatriz, Salceda-Sánchez & Hastriter, Michael W., 2006, A list of the fleas (Siphonaptera) of Mexico with new host and distribution records, Zootaxa 1296, pp. 29-43 : 31

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.173542
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5663707
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AA0087B7-4543-FFEC-FEC4-FB22FC01D392
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)
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Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild, 1903) View in CoL

Material examined— Nuevo Leon: Montemorelos, Mus musculus Linnaeus, V.1999 , Mendivil, C. familiaris, S. Lozano , 1 female; Salinas Victoria, Rcho. El Vergel, R. rattus , 19.VI.2000, R. Zárate, 1 male, 3 females.

Remarks—This species is of considerable medical significance as a vector of plague and murine typhus ( Salceda 2004), but has been recorded in only 10 states. Strategic collections from Rattus sp. throughout Mexico are needed to establish its presence and potential as a vector in the locations in which it occurs.