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. Some of its members are found in bird nests, including the moorhen flea, D. gallinulae.[1]
Species
- 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
- ↑ Rothschild, Miriam; Clay, Theresa (1957). Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. A study of bird parasites. New York: Macmillan. p. 113.