Species Metastivalius molestus (Jordan, 1936)

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Species Metastivalius molestus (Jordan, 1936)

Stivalius molestus Jordan, K. 1936. Two new Australian fleas. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 61: 184-185 [185].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♀, Ingham, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 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. [31].
Type host:
Rattus tunneyi (Thomas, 1904) [MURIDAE] (as Rattus culmorum)

Distribution

States

Queensland

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IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Ectoparasitic (host(s): Rattus tunneyi (Thomas, 1904) [MURIDAE] Pale Field-rat; Rattus fuscipes (Waterhouse, 1839) [MURIDAE] Bush Rat), sanguinivore.

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

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

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