Subgenus Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) Curtis, 1832
- Ceratophyllus Curtis, J. 1832. Ceratophyllus elongatus — yellow bat's flea. Folio 417. In, British Entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. London : J. Curtis Vol. IX folios 386–433. [folio 417].
Type species:
Pulex hirundinis Curtis, 1832 by original designation (Curtis attributed the species to Samoulle, but since the Samoulle name is a nom. nud., in doing so Curtis validated the name). - Ceratopsyllus Curtis, J. 1838. Errata and Addenda. In, British Entomology; being illustrations and descriptions of the genera of insects found in Great Britain and Ireland. Vol. XV folios 674–721 London : J. Curtis. [unjustified emendation of Ceratophyllus Curtis, 1832].
Distribution
States
New South Wales
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan in the case of Ceratophyllus gallinae which has been introduced on domestic poultry, but the remaining species are from the Holarctic and northern Neotropical Regions.
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Afrotropical Region
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Nearctic Region
Neotropical Region
Oriental Region
Palaearctic Region
Distribution References
- Jordan, K. 1933. A survey of the classification of the American species of Ceratophyllus s. lat. Novitates Zoologicae 39: 70-79 [76]
- Traub, R., Rothschild, M. & Haddow, J.F. 1983. The Rothschild Collection of Fleas. The Ceratophyllidae: key to the genera and host relationships. Cambridge : M. Rothschild & R. Traub xv 288 pp. 90 pls. [56]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |