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CHECKLIST OF THE FLEAS ON THE FAROEISLANDS
Material examined:
Nólsoy - 1 female - 3 September 1997 - Jens-Kjeld
Jensen leg. - on a Rock Dove (Columba livia)
Húsavík - 4 males, 13 females - 18 June 1998 - Jens-
Kjeld Jensen leg. - in a pigeon loft.
Even though fleas are universally disliked,
they are as much part of the natural fauna of
the Faroe Islands as the birds or the whales.
But even we, who like them, realize that
they will never be popular animals. We
have just recorded a few new species and
more can undoubtedly be found with a con-
centrated effort. In Greenland there are 7
species known so far, in Iceland 9, in the
Shetlands 13 and in Ireland 38 species
(Ólafsson, 1991; Jensen, 1998).
Not only is the distribution of the species
incompletely known, but there are so many
interesting aspects of fleas’ lives, which
need to be investigated and which will be
truly rewarding for those who dare try.
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