| Uropsylla tasmanica | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Lycopsyllidae |
| Genus: | Uropsylla |
| Species: | U. tasmanica |
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| Uropsylla tasmanica Rothschild, 1905 | |
Uropsylla tasmanica is a species of flea in the insect order Siphonaptera endemic to Australia. It belongs to the subfamily Uropsyllinae that is placed either in the family Lycopsyllidae or Pygiopsyllidae.
Uropsylla tasmanica occurs in Tasmania, New South Wales, Victoria, southern Western Australia, and southern Queensland. They are known to feed on marsupials, most notably dasyurid such as Tasmanian devils and quolls, and have been suggested to live on the now-extinct Tasmanian tiger. The larvae are endoparasitic, living subcutaneously and consuming subdermal tissue.
References
- ^ "Species Uropsylla tasmanica Rothschild, 1905". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Kwak, Mackenzie; Madden, Claire; Wicker, Leanne (2017). "The first record of the native flea Acanthopsylla rothschildi Rainbow, 1905 (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) from the endangered Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii Boitard, 1841), with a review of the fleas associated with the Tasmanian devil". Australian Entomologist. 44: 293–296.
- ^ Nelson, L.; Bridger, M.; Turner, S. (2018). "Endoparasitic flea larvae of Uropsylla tasmanica (Siphonaptera: Pygiopsyllidae) infest spotted-tailed quolls in southern Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum – Nature. 61: 68–69. doi:10.17082/j.2204-1478.61.2018.2018-07.
- "Uropsylla tasmanica Rothschild, 1905". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- Green, R. H. (1993). "The Fleas of Tasmania" (PDF).
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