Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) fransmiti Suciu 1969
- Dataset
- Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Turkey: species composition, geographical distribution and host associations
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Siphonaptera
- family
- Ctenophthalmidae
- genus
- Ctenophthalmus
- species
- Ctenophthalmus fransmiti
biology_ecology
Hosts. Rodentia — Apodemus flavicollis, Apodemus mystacinus, Apodemus sylvaticus, Dryomys laniger, Microtus arvalis, Microtus majori, Mus musculus.
distribution
Distribution in Turkey. İzmir (Ödemiş, Karşıyaka / Yamanlar) (Lewis 1970; Orhan & Beaucournu 1982); Antalya (Elmalı) (Peus 1977); Kütahya (Mount Murat) (Orhan & Beaucournu 1986). Notes. This species is reported under the name Ctenophthalmus lydiae sp. n. by Lewis (1970) from Izmir, Turkey; however, C. lydiae is a junior synonym of C. fransmiti (Lewis 1974).
materials_examined
Type depository. MNINGA (holotype, allotype and paratypes), NHM (paratypes).