0003. Distribution and biology of the ectoparasitic beetles <I>Leptinillus validus</I> (Horn) and <I>L. aplodontiae</I> Ferris of North America (Coleoptera: Leiodidae: Platypsyllinae)

Resumo

The distribution and biology of the beetles Leptinillus validus (Horn) and L. aplodontiae Ferris are summarized for North America. The beetles are ectoparasitic on rodents; L. validus on the beaver, Castor canadensis Linnaeus (Castoridae) throughout the northern part of its range, and L. aplodontiae on the mountain beaver, Aplodontia rufa (Rafinesque) (Aplodontidae) in the Pacific Northwest.