Lewis R E, Lewis J H
Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames 50011-3222.
J Med Entomol. 1994 May;31(3):348-68. doi: 10.1093/jmedent/31.3.348.
The four genera and 11 species of bat fleas known to occur in North America north of Mexico are reviewed with respect to their distribution and host preferences. All are found on hosts belonging to the bat family Vespertilionidae except Sternopsylla distincta (Rothschild, 1903) and Hormopsylla trux Jordan, 1950, which parasitize species of Molossidae. Keys are provided for the genera and species and their diagnostic characters are illustrated.
本文综述了已知分布于墨西哥以北北美洲地区的4个属11种蝙蝠蚤的分布情况和宿主偏好。除了寄生于犬吻蝠科物种的独特胸骨蚤(Sternopsylla distincta,罗斯柴尔德,1903年)和特鲁氏嗜蚤(Hormopsylla trux,乔丹,1950年)外,其他所有蝙蝠蚤均寄生于蝙蝠科物种。文中提供了各属和种的检索表,并对其鉴别特征进行了图示说明。