Stenoponia americana


Stenoponia americana is a species of large flea in the family Hystrichopsyllidae. It is widespread in North America east of the Great Plains and is found mainly on rodents, notably deermice and voles. In Missouri, it has been recorded on the fox squirrel, brush mouse, cotton mouse, prairie vole, woodland vole, and white-footed mouse. Hosts recorded in Tennessee include the northern short-tailed shrew, woodland vole, white-footed mouse, hispid cotton rat, marsh rice rat, and house mouse. In South Carolina, recorded hosts include the cotton mouse, hispid cotton rat, and marsh rice rat.

Literature cited

  • Durden, L.A. and Kollars, T.M., Jr. 1997. The fleas of Tennessee. Journal of Vector Ecology 22:13–22.
  • Durden, L.A., Wills, W. and Clark, K.L. 1999. The fleas of South Carolina with an assessment of their vectorial importance. Journal of Vector Ecology 24:171–181.
  • Kollars, T.M., Jr., Durden, L.A. and Oliver, J.H., Jr. 1997. Fleas and lice parasitizing mammals in Missouri. Journal of Vector Ecology 22:125–132.