Dasypsyllus
| Dasypsyllus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Ceratophyllidae |
| Subfamily: | Ceratophyllinae |
| Genus: | Dasypsyllus Baker, 1905 |
Dasypsyllus is a widespread genus of fleas.[1] Some of its members are found in bird nests, including the moorhen flea, D. gallinulae.[2]
Species
[edit]Species include:
- Dasypsyllus aemulus (Jordan, 1933)
- Dasypsyllus araucanus (Jordan et Rothschild, 1920)
- Dasypsyllus comatus (Jordan, 1933)
- Dasypsyllus cteniopus (Jordan et Rothschild, 1920)
- Dasypsyllus gallinulae (Dale, 1878)
- Dasypsyllus lasius (Rothschild, 1909)
- Dasypsyllus plumosissimus (Smit, 1976)
- Dasypsyllus stejnegeri (Jordan, 1929)
References
[edit]- ↑ Beaucournu, J.-C.; Ardiles, K.; Gonzalez-Acunã, D.A. (2009). "Deux nouvelles espèces de Dasypsyllus (Siphonaptera : Ceratophyllidae) au Chili". Parasite. 16 (2): 107–110. doi:10.1051/parasite/2009162107. ISSN 1252-607X. PMID 19585888.
- ↑ Rothschild, Miriam; Clay, Theresa (1957). Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. A study of bird parasites. New York: Macmillan. p. 113.
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