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Morphological phylogeny of Geusibia Jordan, 1932 (Siphonaptera: Leptopsyllidae) and the host–parasite relationship with pikas

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Thirteen species of fleas of the genus Geusibia Jordan, 1932 were included in a cladistic analysis based on morphological characters. The results support Geusibia as a monophyletic group within Ctenophyllus Wagner, 1927 (sensu lato) and there are five diagnostic characters that distinguish Geusibia from related genera of Ctenophyllus (s. l). There is no evidence to support a subgeneric classification. We propose that G. ochotona Zhan, Cai & Wu, 1997 and G. lacertosa(Smit, 1975) are junior synonyms of G. torosa Jordan, 1932. After a reconciliation analysis, only two co-speciation events were found in the host–parasite association between Geusibia and pikas (Ochotona:Ochotonidae: Lagomorpha). Therefore, there are no co-evolutionary relationships between them, although a high host preference of Geusibiaspp. is recorded. The distribution and host selection of Geusibia, relative to host associations, are also discussed. Although most specimens of Geusibia are found on pikas, the host is not the definitive factor in the distribution of the genus. Some environmental factors and some host behaviors also determine the presence of Geusibia. Therefore, Geusibia is defined as a host-habitat-dependent flea

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Liang, L., Houyong, W. Morphological phylogeny of Geusibia Jordan, 1932 (Siphonaptera: Leptopsyllidae) and the host–parasite relationship with pikas. Syst Parasitol 61, 65–78 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11230-004-6356-4

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