| the flea, megabothris abantis: an invertebrate host of hepatozoon sp. and a likely definitive host in hepatozoon infections of the montane vole, microtus montanus. | in searching for an invertebrate host for hepatozoon sp. infecting the montane vole (microtus montanus), we collected fleas, ticks, and mites from live-trapped voles and searched squash preparations for hepatozoon oocysts. from 1989 through 1996, we identified six species of fleas in grand teton national park: megabothris abantis, megabothris asio megacolpus, aetheca wagneri, peromyscopsylla selenis, peromyscopsylla. hesperomys, and hystrichopsylla dippiei dippiei. we found hepatozoon oocysts on ... | 2006 | 16870862 |