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ACOSTA-GUTIERREZ, Roxana. Biodiversity of Siphonaptera in Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodiv. [online]. 2014, vol.85, suppl., pp.S345-S352. ISSN 2007-8706.  https://doi.org/10.7550/rmb.35267.

Siphonaptera are insect parasites of endotherm vertebrates, birds and mammals, occurring more abundantly in the Order Rodentia. Fleas are distributed widely in the world, except in Antartica, and are considered cosmopolites. This group of insects is diverse, with 2 575 species reported worldwide. Mexico has 172 species that belong to 8 families; representing 6.8% of the world's flea fauna. Ceratophyllidae (74 species) and Ctenophthalmidae (45 species) are the most abundant families in Mexico. Fleas have sanitary importance because they are vectors of diseases like plague, typhus and helminthiasis.

Palavras-chave : Siphonaptera; parasites; fleas; Mexico.