Biomaterial Database

Fleas in French Guiana (Insecta: Siphonaptera). 1998

J C Beaucournu, and J M Reynes, and J C Vié

Laboratoire de Parasitologie et Zoologie appliquée, Faculté de Médecine, Rennes, France.

Based on a collection of approximately 760 fleas, of which 520 were collected in 1994-1995 during scientific studies at the Petit Saut dam site in French Guiana, 12 species and subspecies are discussed. Two taxa, Rhopalopsyllus garbei Guimarães, 1940 and Adoratopsylla intermedia copha (Jordan, 1926), are new records for French Guiana. The fleas collected during the 1994-1995 study were obtained from 35 species of mammals (3,484 specimens); of which, 21 (60%) species were negative for fleas. The mammals were captured primarily by live-trapping during a capture-release study along a portion of the Sinnamary River and its tributaries up to a distance of 70 km upstream from the Petit Saut dam site.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D002415	Cats	The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)	Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D004285	Dogs	The domestic dog, Canis familiaris, comprising about 400 breeds, of the carnivore family CANIDAE. They are worldwide in distribution and live in association with people. (Walker's Mammals of the World, 5th ed, p1065)	Canis familiaris,Dog
D004478	Ectoparasitic Infestations	Infestations by PARASITES which live on, or burrow into, the surface of their host's EPIDERMIS. Most ectoparasites are ARTHROPODS.	Ectoparasitic Infestation,Infestation, Ectoparasitic,Infestations, Ectoparasitic
D005260	Female		Females
D005423	Siphonaptera	An order of parasitic, blood-sucking, wingless INSECTS with the common name of fleas.	Aphaniptera,Fleas,Flea
D005616	French Guiana	A French overseas department on the northeast coast of South America. Its capital is Cayenne. It was first settled by the French in 1604. Early development was hindered because of the presence of a penal colony. The name of the country and the capital are variants of Guyana, possibly from the native Indian Guarani guai (born) + ana (kin), implying a united and interrelated race of people. (From Webster's New Geographical Dictionary, 1988, p418 & Room, Brewer's Dictionary of Names, 1992, p195)
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia