Subspecies Acanthopsylla scintilla scintilla (M. Rothschild, 1936)

Museums

Regional Maps

• Glauertia scintilla Rothschild, M. 1936. Siphonaptera from Western Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 40: 3-16 [9].

  Type data:

   Lectotype BMNH ♂, Tambellup, WA.
  Paralectotype(s) BMNH 2♀; WAM 24–829, 28–2 2♀.

  Subsequent designation references:

  Smit, F.G.A.M. & Wright, A.M. 1978. A Catalogue of the Primary Type Specimens of Siphonaptera in the British Museum (Natural History). London : British Museum (Natural History) 71 pp. [41].

  Type host:

   Cercartetus concinnus (Gould, 1845) [BURRAMYIDAE] (as Dromicia concinna)

 

Distribution

States

South Australia, Western Australia

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • South Australia: S Gulfs
  • Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Ectoparasitic (host(s): Cercartetus concinnus (Gould, 1845) [BURRAMYIDAE] Western Pigmy-possum), sanguinivore.

Extra Ecological Information

Only known host.

 

General References

Smit, F.G.A.M. 1953. Results of the Archbold Expeditions No. 70. Siphonaptera from Netherlands New Guinea, Part 1. American Museum Novitates 1638: 1-53 [52] (taxonomy)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
		12-Feb-2010	(import)