Description of a new species of Ectinorus (E. spiculatus) (Siphonaptera, Rhopalopsyllidae) from Argentina and a review of the subgenus Ichyonus Smit, 1987

Description of a new species of Ectinorus (E. spiculatus) (Siphonaptera, Rhopalopsyllidae) from Argentina and a review of the subgenus Ichyonus Smit, 1987

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A new species, Ectinorus spiculatus, is described from Phyllotis xanthopygus (Waterhouse) and Akodon iniscatus Thomas from Neuquén Province, Argentina.Habitat characteristics are presented for the type locality.A change in status of four additional subspecies of the Ectinorus subgenus Ichyonus 150 Smit is provided.

Ectinorus onychius onychius Jordan & copyright, E.onychius deplexus Smit and traction pad E.onychius angularis Smit and Rosický were elevated to specific status.

Ectinorus (Ichyonus) onychius fueginus was relegated as a junior synonym of the nominate species.Phyllotis xanthopygus, Abrothrix olivaceus xanthorhinus, Loxodontomys micropus Waterhouse, and Euneomys chinchilloides (Waterhouse) are new host records for E.onychius.

A key to the three species of Ichyonus is included.