Subgenus Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) Jordan & Rothschild, 1911
- Leptopsylla Jordan, K. & Rothschild, N.C. 1911. Katalog der Siphonapteren des königlichen zoologischen museums in Berlin. Novitates Zoologicae 18: 57-89 [85] [nom. nov. for Ctenopsyllus Kolenati, 1863; official recognition of the name Leptopsylla by International Commission of Zoological Nomenclature 1954. Opinion 285. Acceptance of the generic name Leptopsylla Rothschild & Jordan, 1911 (Class Insecta, Order Siphonaptera) for the house-mouse flea. Opinions and Declarations rendered by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature 8: 15–28].
- Ctenopsyllus Kolenati, F.A. 1863. Beiträge zur kenntniss der Phthirio-Myiarien. Trudy Russkago Entomologicheskago Obshchestva 2: 11-109-15 pls [37] [junior homonym of Ctenopsyllus Kolenati, 1856 (Insecta)].
Type species:
Pulex musculi Dugès, 1832 (=Pulex segnis Schönherr, 1811) by subsequent designation, see Baker, C.F. 1904. A revision of American Siphonaptera, or fleas, together with a compete (sic) list and bibliography of the group. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 27: 365-469 [371].
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Cosmopolitan in the case of Leptopsylla segnis which has been introduced with the House Mouse, Mus musculus, but the remaining species are from the Palaearctic Region.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Tasmania
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Western Australia: SW coastal
Distribution References
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |