Duchemin J B
Unité d'entomologie médicale, Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, BP 1274, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar.
Parasite. 2003 Dec;10(4):351-8. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2003104351.
Following considerable sampling in Malagasy forests, two new species of endemic fleas from Madagascar are described. These are T. rodhaini n. sp. and P. goodmani n. sp., collected on small mammals. The material of T. rodhaini allows us to describe the previously unknown female of the genus Tsaractenus. We also complete the initial description of the genus with new diagnostic characters. Although it belongs to Paractenopsyllus, P. goodmani shows many unique characteristics. To help resolve certain systematic issues involving Malagasy Leptopsyllinae we introduce the new subgenus Consobrinopsyllus of Paractenopsyllus for P. goodmani. Its particular condition makes us consider valuable characters of the genus Tsaractenus. Carrying several traits of this genus, P. goodmani could constitute an intermediate step between the two endemic Malagasy leptopsylline genera. Considering these new findings the actual taxonomic position of the Malagasy genera among the Leptopsyllinae is discussed.
在马达加斯加森林进行大量采样后，描述了来自马达加斯加的两种新的地方性跳蚤物种。它们是在小型哺乳动物身上采集到的罗氏塔氏蚤（T. rodhaini n. sp.）和古德曼副栉蚤（P. goodmani n. sp.）。罗氏塔氏蚤的标本使我们能够描述此前未知的塔氏蚤属雌性。我们还用新的诊断特征完善了该属的初步描述。尽管古德曼副栉蚤属于副栉蚤属，但它表现出许多独特特征。为帮助解决涉及马达加斯加细蚤亚科的某些系统发育问题，我们为古德曼副栉蚤引入了副栉蚤属的新亚属——友伴副栉蚤亚属（Consobrinopsyllus）。其特殊情况使我们考虑塔氏蚤属的重要特征。古德曼副栉蚤具有该属的几个特征，可能构成马达加斯加两个地方性细蚤属之间的中间环节。基于这些新发现，讨论了马达加斯加各属在细蚤亚科中的实际分类地位。
