Orchopeas pennsylvanicus ( Jordan )

Reeves, Will K., Durden, Lance A., Ritzi, Christopher M., Beckham, Katy R., Super, Paul E & Oconnor, Barry M., 2007, Ectoparasites and other ectosymbiotic arthropods of vertebrates in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, USA, Zootaxa 1392, pp. 31-68 : 40

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.273680
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6243909
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/E5278780-FFE4-FFC0-FF3B-5F9BFD01FB12
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scientific name	Orchopeas pennsylvanicus ( Jordan )
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Treatment

Orchopeas pennsylvanicus ( Jordan) View in CoL

Ex Neotoma magister (Allegheny woodrat): 1F, TN, Blount Co., Gregory’s Cave, 2 Feb. 2001, E. B. Pivorun, L2953.

Ex Neotoma magister (Allegheny woodrat) nest: 2M, 3F, TN, Blount Co., the Sinks, 17 Oct. 1949, D. W. Pfitzer (Pfitzer 1950, Benton 1980, Durden & Kollars 1997).

This flea parasitizes woodrats ( Neotoma ) in the eastern and central United States including Tennessee (Durden & Kollars 1997, Durden et al. 1997b).

References

Benton, A. H. (1980) An atlas of the fleas of the eastern United States. Marginal Media,

Durden, L. A., Banks, C. W., Clark, K. L., Belbey, B. V. & Oliver, J. H. Jr. (1997 b) Ectoparasite fauna of the eastern woodrat, Neotoma floridana: composition, origin, and comparison with ectoparasite faunas of western woodrats. Journal of Parasitology, 83, 374 - 381.

Pfitzer, D. W. (1950) A manual of the fleas of Tennessee. M. S. thesis, Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, 103 pp.