Species Porribius caminae (Rothschild, 1903)
- Ceratopsylla caminae Rothschild, N.C. 1903. Further contributions to the knowledge of Siphonaptera. Novitates Zoologicae 10: 317-325 [323].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Bannertel, WA.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 2♀. - Ceratopsylla reductus Rothschild, N.C. 1903. Further contributions to the knowledge of Siphonaptera. Novitates Zoologicae 10: 317-325 [323] [female syntypes =Porribius bathyllus (M. Rothschild, 1936)].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Melbourne, VIC.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. [39].Type host:
Myotis (Leuconoe) adversus (Horsfield, 1824) [VESPERTILIONIDAE] (as Vespertilio macropus) - Ischnopsyllus earinus Rothschild, M. 1936. Siphonaptera from Western Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 40: 3-16 [15].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Tambellup, WA.Type host:
Eptesicus pumilus (Gray, 1841) [VESPERTILIONIDAE]
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dunnet, G.M. & Mardon, D.K. 1974. A monograph of Australian fleas (Siphonaptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 30: 1-273 [121]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), 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), Tanami (TAN), 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), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs, W plateau
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Nyctophilus geoffroyi Leach, 1821 [VESPERTILIONIDAE] Lesser Long-eared Bat; Vespadelus pumilus (J.E. Gray, 1841) [VESPERTILIONIDAE] Eastern Forest Bat; Chalinolobus gouldii (J.E. Gray, 1841) [VESPERTILIONIDAE] Gould's Wattled Bat; Chalinolobus morio (J.E. Gray, 1841) [VESPERTILIONIDAE] Chocolate Wattled Bat; Myotis (Leuconoe) adversus (Horsfield, 1824) [VESPERTILIONIDAE] Large-footed Mouse-eared Bat; Falsistrellus tasmaniensis (Gould, 1858) [VESPERTILIONIDAE] Eastern False Pipistrelle), sanguinivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Considerable variation exists among individual fleas but no geographic pattern is discernible.
General References
Jordan, K. 1946. On a new genus and species of bat-fleas from the Pelorus Islands and New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 76: 208-210 pls 22-23
Rothschild, M. 1936. Siphonaptera from Western Australia. Novitates Zoologicae 40: 3-16
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |