Dasypsyllus

Dasypsyllus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Siphonaptera
Family: Ceratophyllidae
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

Species include:

References

  1. 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.
  2. Rothschild, Miriam; Clay, Theresa (1957). Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. A study of bird parasites. New York: Macmillan. p. 113.
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