Cleopsylla
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Stephanocircidae |
| Genus: | Cleopsylla Rothschild, 1914 |
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Cleopsylla is a genus name for a group of parasites of the family Stephanocircidae which means "helmet fleas". This genera of parasites can be found in parts of Australia and South America.
Species
[edit]- C. barquezi López Berrizbeitia, Hastriter, and Díaz, 2016[1] – described from sigmodontine rodents in northwestern Argentina
- C. monticola Smit, 1953
- C. townsendi Rothschild, 1914
- C. vidua Beaucournu & Gallardo, 1991
Description
[edit]The head has a convex area with combs and spines on it. The thorax of these species of Cleopsylla have different rows of setae.
Favorable environmental conditions
[edit]These parasites do well in moist and humid environments.
References
[edit]- ^ Berrizbeitia, M. Fernanda López; Hastriter, Michael W.; Díaz, M. Mónica (2016). "A New Flea Species of the Genus Cleopsylla (Siphonaptera: Stephanocircidae) from Northwestern Argentina". Journal of Parasitology. 102 (5): 514–519. doi:10.1645/16-21. hdl:11336/59020. PMID 27362759.
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