Dasypsyllus
Sign in to saveDasypsyllus is a widespread genus of fleas. Some of its members are found in bird nests, including the moorhen flea, D. gallinulae.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderSiphonaptera
- FamilyCeratophyllidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3
- Family
- Ceratophyllidae
- Collections
- USNM
- Recorded in
- Mexico, India
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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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