Diversity of Fleas (Siphonaptera), Vectors of Plague Pathogens: the Flea Citellophilus tesquorum (Wagner, 1898), a Parasite of Ground Squirrels of the Genus Spermophilus

Abstract

This paper presents the results of analysis of the taxonomic diversity, distribution, and host associations of the flea species recorded so far as the plague microbe vectors. The ecological features and epizootic significance of the flea Citellophilus tesquorum (Wagner, 1898), a parasite of ground squirrels, are specially considered