Myodopsylla insignis
Myodopsylla insignis is a species of flea that parasitizes bats. It is found in North America, occurring as far west as Alberta and Iowa and as far east as Pennsylvania and Quebec. It feeds on bats in the genera Eptesicus, Perimyotis, and Myotis. The little brown bat, Myotis lucifugus, is considered its primary host.[1]
| Myodopsylla insignis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Ischnopsyllidae |
| Genus: | Myodopsylla |
| Species: | M. insignis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myodopsylla insignis (Rothschild, 1903) | |
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References
- Smith, Stephen A.; Clay, Mary Ellen (1988). "Biological and Morphological Studies on the Bat Flea, Myodopsylla insignis (Siphonaptera: Ischnopsyllidae)". Journal of Medical Entomology. 25 (5): 413–424. doi:10.1093/jmedent/25.5.413. PMID 3193435.
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