Myodopsylla isidori (Weyenbergh)

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 : 140

Myodopsylla isidori (Weyenbergh)

Distribution in Argentina.

Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Córdoba, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Jujuy, La Rioja, Neuquén, Río Negro, San Luis, Salta, Santiago del Estero, and Tucumán ( Lareschi et al. 2016).

Material examined.

None.

Additional records.

No specific locality, Order Chiroptera (unknown species), 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( Hopkins and Rothschild 1956).

Remarks.

This species is distinguishable from the other known species of Myodopsylla by the movable process with a proximal apical angle of about 60°; females with the frons oblique ( Hopkins and Rothschild 1956). Myodopsylla isidori is restricted to South America ( Hopkins and Rothschild 1956) and parasitizes bats of the families Molossidae and Vespertilionidae ( Autino et al. 2009). Collection of bats and their ectoparasites, particularly in shelters, is needed in the province of La Rioja to elucidate the bat species diversity and their associated fleas.