A Taxonomist's Notebook

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#365Insects 11: #Chaetopsylla lotoris (Stewart, 1926)
What bugs a raccoon more than candy floss in a puddle? Perhaps these, the Raccoon Flea. Here’s a classic case of mammal parasitoids being completely overlooked. While the raccoon (#Procyon lotor)...

#365Insects 11: #Chaetopsylla lotoris (Stewart, 1926)

What bugs a raccoon more than candy floss in a puddle? Perhaps these, the Raccoon Flea. Here’s a classic case of mammal parasitoids being completely overlooked. While the raccoon (#Procyon lotor) was described by #Linnaeus himself, the Raccoon Flea avoided attention for another 160 years!

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