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| Ectinorus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Rhopalopsyllidae |
| Genus: | Ectinorus Jordan, 1942 |
Ectinorus is a genus of fleas in the family Rhopalopsyllidae (marsupial fleas). It is endemic to South America, specifically the Andes and surrounding regions, especially Chile. The genus includes species that are parasitic to rodents and are a vector for the bubonic plague. At least one species within Ectinorus is viable at altitudes above 3,000 metres (9,800 ft).
References
- Hastriter, Michael W., ed. (2024-02-21). "Ectinorus Jordan, 1942". The Catalogue of Life Partnership: Robert E. Lewis World Species Flea (Siphonaptera) List. doi:10.48580/dfvll-48fy.
- ^ Beaucournu, Jean-Claude; Belaz, Sorya; Muñoz-Léal, Sebastián; González-Acuña, Daniel (2013). "A new flea, Ectinorus (Ectinorus) insignis n. sp. (Siphonaptera, Rhopalopsyllidae, Parapsyllinae), with notes on the subgenus Ectinorus in Chile and comments on unciform sclerotization in the superfamily Malacopsylloidea". Parasite. 20: 35. doi:10.1051/parasite/2013033. ISSN 1776-1042. PMC 3796371. PMID 24125080.
- López-Berrizbeitia, M. Fernanda; Pérez, M. Julieta; Barquez, Rubén M. (2020-11-01). "Description of two new species of Ectinorus (Ectinorus) (Siphonaptera, Rhopalopsyllidae) from Argentina, including a morphometric approach". Acta Tropica. 211: 105612. doi:10.1016/j.actatropica.2020.105612. ISSN 0001-706X.
- Hastriter, Michael; Sage, Richard (2011-08-18). "Description of a new species of Ectinorus (E. spiculatus) (Siphonaptera, Rhopalopsyllidae) from Argentina and a review of the subgenus Ichyonus Smit, 1987". ZooKeys. 124: 1–18. doi:10.3897/zookeys.124.1688. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 3175116. PMID 21998530.
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