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Beaucournu, J. C., and H. Launay. 1987. Siphonaptera and taxonomy. Bulletin de la Societe Francaise de Parasitologie 5(1):133-144. [NCSU Libraries: QL757.B84]

Cheetham, T. B. 1988. Male genitalia and phylogeny of Pulicoidea (Siphonaptera). Theses Zoologicae 8. vii + 224 pp. [NCSU Libraries: QL599.7.P8 C5 1988]

Holland, G. P. 1964. Evolution, classification, and host relationships of Siphonaptera. Annual Review of Entomology 9:123-146. [NCSU Libraries: SB599.A7]

Hopkins, G. H. E., and M. Rothchild. 1953-1971. An illustrated catalogue of the Rothchild collection of fleas (Siphonaptera) in the British Museum (Natural History). British Museum (Natural History), London. Vol. 1 (1953), xv + 361 pp.; Vol. 2 (1956), xi + 445 pp.; Vol. 3 (1962), ix + 559 pp.; Vol. 4 (1966), viii + 549 pp.; Vol. 5 (1971), viii + 530 pp. [keys to superfamilies, genera and species, geographical distribution, illustrations; NCSU Libraries: QL599.5.B75 1953, v.1-5]

Jellison, W. L., and N. E. Good. 1942. Index to the literature of Siphonaptera of North America. U. S. Public Health Service, National Institutes of Health, Bulletin 178:1-193. [NCSU Libraries: Gov. Doc. FS2:178]

Lehane, B. 1969. The Compleat Flea. Viking, New York. 367 pp. [NCSU Libraries: QL503.A7 L4]

Lewis, R. E. 1972-1975. Notes on the geographic distribution and host preferences in the order Siphonaptera. Journal of Medical Entomology 6(9);511-520 (1972); 10(2):255-260 (1973); 11(2):147-167, (4):403-413, (5):525-540 (1974); 11(6):658-676 (1975). [keys and illustrations; NCSU Libraries: RA639.J6]

Lewis, R. E. 1989. A Catalogue of Invalid or Questionable Genus, Group and Species of Siphonaptera. Koenigstein & Koeltz, New York. [NCSU Libraries: QL599.5.L49]

Lewis, R. E. 1990. The Ceratophyllidae: Currently Accepted Valid Taxa. Koenigstein & Koeltz, New York. [NCSU Libraries: QL599.7.C47 L49]

Lewis, R. E., and J. H. Lewis. 1985. Notes on the geographical distribution and host preferences in the order Siphonaptera, Part 7. New taxa described between 1972 and 1983 with a supraspecific classification of the order. Journal of Medical Entomology 22:134-152. [NCSU Libraries: RA639.J6]

Mardon, D. K. 1981. An illustrated catalogue of the Rothchild collection of fleas (Siphonaptera) in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. VI (1953), Pygiopsyllidae. British Museum (Natural History), London. [keys to superfamilies, genera and species; NCSU Libraries: QL599.5.B75]

Michelsen, V. 1997. A revised interpretation of the mouthparts in adult fleas (Insecta, Siphonaptera). Zoologischer Anzeiger 235(3-4):217-223. [NCSU Libraries: QL1.Z77]

Peus, K. L. 1956. Siphonaptera, pp. 122-131. In Tuxen, S. L. (ed.). Taxonomist's Glossary of Genitalia in Insects. Ejnar Munksgaard, Copenhagen. 283 pp. [keys to families based on genitalia; NCSU Libraries: QL494.T9]

Rothchild, M. 1975. Recent advances in our knowledge of the order Siphonaptera. Annual Review of Entomology 20:241-259. [NCSU Libraries: SB599.A7]

Smit, F. G. A. M. 1957. Siphonaptera. Royal Entomological Society, London. 94 pp. [illustrated keys; NCSU Libraries: QL482.G8 R58]

Smit, F. G. A. M. 1973. Siphonaptera (fleas), pp. 325-371. In Smith, K. G. V. (ed.). Insects and Other Arthropods of Medical Importance. British Museum (Natural History), London. v + 561 pp. [keys to genera, notes on geographic distribution; NCSU Libraries: QL99.S58]

Smit, F. G. A. M. 1982. Siphonaptera. pp. 557-563. In Parker, S. P. (ed.). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. Vol. 2. vi + 1232 pp. [NCSU Libraries: QH83.S89]

Smit, F. G. A. M. 1987. An Illustrated Catalogue of the Rothchild Collection of Fleas (Siphonaptera) in the British Museum (Natural History). Vol. VII (1953), Pygiopsylliddae. British Museum (Natural History), London. 1-298 pp. [keys to superfamilies, genera and species, geographic distribution; NCSU Libraries: QL599.5.B75 1953, v.7]

Traub, R., M. Rothchild, and J. F. Haddow. 1983. The Rothchild Collection of Fleas: The Ceratophyllidae: Key to the Genera and Host Relationships, with Notes on Their Evolution, Zoogeography and Medical Importance. Academic Press, London, England. 288 pp. [NCSU Libraries: QL599.7.C47 T73 1983]

Beaucournu, J. C. 1991. Two new Siphonaptera (Xiphiopsyllidae and Ctenophthalmidae) for Ethiopia and a provisional key to the genus Xiphiopsylla Jordan et Rothchild, 1913. Bulletin de la Société Française de Parasitologie. 9(1):105-118. [NCSU Libraries: QL757.B84]

De Meillon, H. S. Davis, and F. Hardy. 1961. Plague in Southern Africa. Volume I: The Siphonaptera (excluding Ischnopsyllidae). Government Printer, Pretoria, South Africa.

Haeselbrath, E., and F. Zumpt. 1966. The arthropod parasites of vertebrates in Africa south of the Sahara (Ethiopian region). Vol. III (Insecta excl. Phthiraptera). Publications of the South African Institute for Medical Research. (Johannesburg) 13(52):1-283. [keys, illustrations for identification of dermapterans, hemipterans, dipterans and fleas, host/parasite list]

Hastriter, M. 1975. Fleas (Siphonaptera) associated with small mammals of Morocco. Journal. Egyptian Public Health Association. (Cairo) 50(2):79-169. [key to Moroccan fleas]

Lewis, R. E. 1967. The fleas (Siphonaptera) of Egypt, an illustrated and annotated key. Journal of Parasitology. 53(4):863-885. [NCSU Libraries: QL757.J6]

Lumaret, R. 1962. Insectes Siphonaptera. Faune Madagascar 15:1-109. [Source: UNC-CH]

Pearse, A. S. 1928. Fleas found on rodents and insectivores in Nigeria. Bulletin of Entomological Research 4:191-199. [NCSU Libraries: QL461.B8]

Ribiero, H. 1974. Fleas of Angola (Insecta, Siphonaptera). Systematic study and bio-ecological data relevant to the epidemiology of Plague. Anais. Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical. Lisbon 2(1/4):3-199. [main vectors of plague in epizootic cycles are Xenopsylla philoxera and X. piriei; NCSU Libraries: RC960.L48]

Segerman, J. 1973. A new species of Lagaropsylla from Ghana (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae), with a key to the Ethiopian species. Novos Taxa Entomologicos 102:1-6.

Zumpt, F. (ed.). 1966. The Arthropod Parasites of Vertebrates in Africa South of the Sahara (Ethiopian Region), Vol. III. (Insecta excl. Phthiraptera). South African Institute for Medical Research, Johannesburg.

Dunnet, G. M., and D. K. Mardon. 1991. Siphonaptera. pp. 705-716. In CSIRO (ed.). The Insects of Australia. A Textbook for Students and Research Workers. 2nd edition. Melbourne University Press, Carlton, Australia. 2 volumes. xvii + 1137 + vi pp. [NCSU Libraries: QL487.I5 1991]

Dunnet, G. M., and D. K. Mardon. 1974. A monograph of Australian fleas (Siphonaptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplement 30:1-273. [NCSU Libraries: QL1.A861]

Hopkins, G. H. E. 1961. Insects of Micronesia (Siphonaptera). Insects of Micronesia 14(4):91-107. [NCSU Libraries: QL489.M5 I6]

Iyengar, R. 1973. The Siphonaptera of the Indian Subregion. Association for the Study of Oriental Insects, Delhi, India. [NCSU Libraries: QL599.65.I6 I90]

Lewis, R E. 1974. The Paradoxopsylus fauna of Nepal with descriptions of eight new species and a key to the genus (Siphonaptera: Leptopsyllidae). Journal of Medical Entomology 11(1):46-67. [NCSU Libraries: RA639.J6]

Liu, C. Y. 1939. The fleas of China - Order Siphonaptera. Philippine Journal of Science (Manilla) 70(1):1-122. [NCSU Libraries: Q75.P51]

Scott, H. G. 1966. Key to Some Common Fleas of Vietnam. DHEW PHS, 29 April 1966.

Traub, R. 1972. The Gunong Benom expedition 1967: II. Notes on zoogeography, convergent evolution and taxonomy of fleas (Siphonaptera), based on collections from Gunong Benom and elsewhere in South-East Asia: I. New taxa (Pygiopsyllidae: Pygiopsyllinae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology. (London) 23(9):201-305. [NCSU Libraries: QL1 .B7]

Wang, D. C. 1956. Comparative morphology of some common flea larvae (Siphonaptera); comparative studies in the larval morphology of some common fleas. Acta Entomologica Sinica (Peking) 6(3):311-321. [larval morphology of 7 common fleas, key; NCSU Libraries: QL461.K865]

Baker, C. F. 1904. A revision of American Siphonaptera, or fleas, together with a complete list and bibliography of the group. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27:365-469. [classification, systematic arrangement, keys, descriptions, distribution, bibliography covering 1699-1902; NCSU Libraries: SI3.6: 27]

Burbutis, P. P. 1956. The Siphonaptera of New Jersey. New Jersey Agriculture. (Rutgers University, New Brunswick) 782:1-36. [NCSU Libraries: S1.N37]

Easton, E. R. 1982. An annotated checklist of the fleas of South Dakota (Siphonaptera). Entomological News 93(5):155-158. [NCSU Libraries: RA639.A75]

Elbel, R. E. 1991. Order Siphonaptera. pp. 674-689. In Stehr, F. W. (ed.). Immature Insects. Kendall/Hunt, Dubuque, Iowa. Vol. 2. xvi + 975 pp. [NCSU Libraries: QL468.I44]

Ewing, H. E., and I. Fox. 1943. The fleas of North America. USDA Miscellaneous Publication 500:1-128. [illustrated keys; NCSU Libraries: A1.38:500]

Fox, I. 1940. Fleas of the Eastern United States. The Iowa State College Press, Ames, Iowa. 191 pp. [keys to common fleas of region, illustrated; NCSU Libraries: QL503.A7 F6]

Haas, G. E. , et al. 1972. Ectoparasites of the Hawaiian Islands. I. Siphonaptera. Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. 8(5):1-76. [NCSU Libraries: QL461.A45]

Holland, G. P. 1985. The Fleas of Canada, Alaska and Greenland (Siphonaptera). Entomological Society of Canada (Ottawa, Canada) 130: 1-176. [NCSU Libraries: QL469.H6]

Hopla, C. E. 1965. Alaskan Hematophagous Insects, Their Feeding Habits a Potential as Vectors of Pathogenic Organisms. I. The Siphonaptera of Alaska. USAF Arctic Aeromed. Lab., Ft. Wainwright, Alaska. pp. 267. [NCSU Libraries: D301.45/30]

Hubbard, C. A. 1947. Fleas of Western North America, Their Relationship to Public Health. The Iowa State College Press, Ames, Iowa. 533 pp. [NCSU Libraries QL503.A7 H78]

Kim , K. C., K. C. Emerson, and R. Traub. 1990. Diversity of parasitic insects: Anoplura, Mallophaga, and Siphonaptera. pp. 91-103. In Kosztarab, M., and C. W. Schaefer (eds.). Systematics of the North American Insects and Arachnids: Status and Needs. (Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Information Series 90-1.) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg. xii + 247 pp. [NCSU Libraries: S541.V5 I53]

Layne, J. N. 1971. Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Florida. Florida Entomologist. 54:35-51. [NCSU Libraries QL461.F56]

Lewis, R. E. 1988. The Fleas of the Pacific Northwest. Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, Oregon. [NCSU Libraries: QL599.6.P17 L49]

Palmer, D. B., Jr. 1972. Siphonaptera occurring on Missouri mammals. Transactions of the Missouri Academy of Science (Columbia) 6:43-55. [key to 20 genera and 29 species; NCSU Libraries: Q11.M735]

Peterson, A. 1951. Larvae of Insects. Part II. Coleoptera, Diptera, Neuroptera, Siphonaptera, Mecoptera, Trichoptera. Edwards Brothers, Ann Arbor, Michigan. v + 416 pp. [keys; NCSU Libraries: QL494.P4]

Sanford, L. G., and K. L. Hays. 1974. Fleas (Siphonaptera) of Alabama and their host relationships. Auburn University, Agriculture Experimental Station Bulletin 458:1-42. [treats 18 species in 6 families and 14 genera]

Stark, H. E. 1958. The Siphonaptera of Utah. Their Taxonomy, Distribution, Host Relations and Medical Importance. DHEW PHS CDC, Atlanta. 225 pp.

Johnson, P. T. 1957. A classification of the Siphonaptera of South America, with taxonomic keys. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Washington 5:1-106. [NCSU Libraries: QL461.E58]

Lewis, R. E. 1976. A review of the South American flea subgenus Ectinorus Jordan 1942, with descriptions of two new species and a key (Siphonaptera: Rhopalopsyllidae). Journal of Parasitology 62(6):1003-1009. [NCSU Libraries RA642.J34]

Lewis, R. E., and A. E. Spotorno. 1984. A new subspecies of Agastopsylla nylota (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllidae) from Chile, with a key to the known taxa. Journal of Medical Entomology 21(4):393-394. [NCSU Libraries: QL458.S360]

Mendez, E. 1977. Mammalian-siphonapteran associations, the environment, and biogeography of mammals of southwestern Columbia. Quaestiones Entomologicae 13(2):91-182. [key to 44 species; NCSU Libraries QL461.Q29]

Bahmanyar, M. 1966. Ecological studies on sylvan rodent reservoirs of Plague in Iran. WHO/Vector Control 66. 217:29-33. [key to Meriones which are primary plague reservoirs in Kurdistan, lists rodents/ectoparasites, comments on bionomics]

Dudich, A., M. Jurik, and I. Grulich. 1984. Palaeopsylla aff. cisalpina Jordan et Rothchild, 1920 (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllidae) in Czechoslovakia. Palaeopsylla aff. cisalpina Jordan et Rothchild, 1920 (Siphonaptera: Hystrichopsyllidae) v. CSSR. Biologia [Section Zoology] 39(2):205-213. [NCSU Libraries: QH7.B455]

Gollner-Scheiding, U. 1967. Bibliography of keys of European Insects (1880-1963). I: Apterygota to Siphonaptera. Beiträge zur Entomologie 17(5/8):697-958. [in German with English summary, bibliography includes all orders except Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Strepsiptera; NCSU Libraries: QL461.B3]

Sakaguti, K. 1962. The Siphonaptera of Japan. Entomology Department, Bernice P. Bishop Museum, Honolulu, Hawaii. 479 pp. [keys, lists families and species, illustrated; NCSU Libraries: QL461.P218, no. 3]

Smit, F. G. A. M. 1967. The fleas (Siphonaptera) of the Benelux countries. Wetenschappelijke Mededeling Koninklijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging (Amsterdam) 72:1-48. [in Dutch with English summary, keys, biological data on fleas of area]

Wagner, J. 1936. Keys to the genera and species of fleas of Central Europe. Tierwelt Mitteleuropas. (Leipzig) 6(3), Teil 2, Lief 17:1-24. [NCSU Libraries: QL253.B3]

Zhovtgi, I. F. 1963. History on the study of fleas of Siberia and the Far East. Izvestria Irkutskogo Nauchno-Issledovatel'skogo Protivochumnogo Instituta Sibiri i Dal'Nego Vostoka, Kyzyl 25:309-330. [references on vectors of plague and Siphonaptera, hosts, collection and preservation, fauna biology and keys]

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