Dasypsyllus

Updated on Dec 19, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Family Ceratophyllidae Rank Genus		Class Insecta Phylum Arthropoda Order Flea
Similar Moorhen flea, Flea, Ceratophyllidae, Ceratophyllus, Nosopsyllus fasciatus

Dasypsyllus is a widespread genus of fleas. Some of its members are found in bird nests, including the moorhen flea, D. gallinulae.

Species

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)

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