›› 1997, Vol. 40 ›› Issue (4): 388-392.

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MORPHOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE LARVAE OFLRONTOPSYLLA SPADIX SPADIX AND THEIR COMPARISON WITH LARVAE OF THREE SPECIES OR SUBSPECIES OF FRONTOPSYLLA (SIPHONPTERA- LEPTOPSYLLIDAE)

Qi Yiming  He Jinhou   

  • Online:1997-11-20 Published:1997-11-20

Abstract: This paper deals with the morphology of the larvae of Frontopsylla spadix spadix (Jordan et Rothschild. 1921) and a comparison is made to differentiate it from the larvae of F. elatoides intermedia, F. aspiniformis and F. frontalis baibacina.The diagnostic characters ot the larvae of the four flea species or subspecies are compared and tabulated as following:

Key words: Frontopsylla spadix spadix, larval morphology