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Genus of fleas

Leptopsylla
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Siphonaptera
Family: Leptopsyllidae
Genus: Leptopsylla
Jordan & Rothschild, 1911

Leptopsylla is a genus of fleas belonging to the family Leptopsyllidae. The species Leptopsylla segnis was named by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1811.

Species

Leptopsylla segnis (European mouse flea)

References

  1. Poole, R. W; P. Gentili Nomina Insecta Nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Volume 3 (Diptera, Lepidoptera, Siphonaptera), Entomological Information Services, Rockville, MD, 1996; pp. 1218–1223. ISBN 1889002038
  2. Holland, G.P.The fleas of Canada, Alaska and Greenland (Siphonaptera)., The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 1985
  3. "Leptopsylla segnis European Mouse Flea". explorer.natureserve.org. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Leptopsylla


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