Oropsylla

Oropsylla
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Siphonaptera
Family: Ceratophyllidae
Subfamily: Ceratophyllinae
Genus:
Wagner & Ioff, 1926

Oropsylla is a genus of fleas, most of which are ectoparasites of rodents and other mammals.[1][2]

Species

  • Oropsylla alaskensis
  • Oropsylla arctomys
  • Oropsylla bruneri
  • Oropsylla eatoni
  • Oropsylla hirsuta
  • Oropsylla idahoensis
  • Oropsylla ilovaiskii
  • Oropsylla labis
  • Oropsylla montana, this flea is of note for its role in transmitting Yersinia pestis to native rodents.[3]
  • Oropsylla oregonensis
  • Oropsylla rupestris
  • Oropsylla silantiewi
  • Oropsylla tapina
  • Oropsylla tuberculata
  • Oropsylla washingtonensis

References

  1. ^ Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; et al., eds. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  2. ^ Jellison, W. L. (April 1945). "Siphonaptera: The Genus Oropsylla in North America". The Journal of Parasitology. 31 (2): 83–97. doi:10.2307/3272931. JSTOR 3272931.
  3. ^ Durden, Lance A.; Hinkle, Nancy C. (2019). "Fleas (Siphonaptera)". Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Elsevier. pp. 145–169. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-814043-7.00010-8. ISBN 978-0-12-814043-7.
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