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Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)

Dataset
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Rank
SPECIES

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Insecta
order
Siphonaptera
family
Pulicidae
genus
Xenopsylla
species
Xenopsylla cheopis

Name

Synonyms
Alaopsylla murinus (Tiraboschi, 1904)
Alaopsylla pachyuromyidis Glinkiewicz, 1907
Pulex cheopis N.C.Rothschild, 1903
Homonyms
Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)
Common names
Oriental Rat Flea in English
Oriental rat flea in English
Oriental rat flea in English
Oriental rat flea in English
Rattenfloh in German
oriental rat flea in English
oriental rat flea in language.
puce orientale du rat in French
Rat Flea in English
Rat Flea in English
pestloppa in Swedish
Plague Flea in English
Plague Flea in English

Bibliographic References

  1. Brinck-Lindroth & Smit (2012-11-21 23:00:00) The fleas (Siphonaptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark.
  2. Nishida (2002), http://hbs.bishopmuseum.org/pdf/tr22.pdf
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