Orchopeas leucopus ( Baker , 1904)

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 : 39

Orchopeas leucopus ( Baker, 1904)

Material examined— Hidalgo: Tlanchinol, P. mexicanus (Saussure) , 6.VI.1997, 1 female.

Remarks—Lewis (2000) indicated a very wide range of distribution in USA (nearly all 48 states) and Canada (all provinces). In Mexico it is found in a few northern states, and is sporadically distributed in more southern states. ( Fig. 1 )

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FIGURE 1. The States of Mexico in wich there are records of eleven or fewer species of fleas. (Ags = Aguascalientes, BC = Baja California, BCS = Baja California Sur, Cam = Campeche, Col = Colima, Gto. = Guanajuato, Nay = Nayarit, QR = Quintana Roo, Sin = Sinaloa, SLP = San Luis Potosi, Son = Sonora, Tab = Tabasco, Tam = Tamaulipas, Tlx = Tlaxcala, Yuc = Yucatan, Zac = Zacatecas).