Species Pygiopsylla hilli (Rothschild, 1904)

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Species Pygiopsylla hilli (Rothschild, 1904)

Ceratophyllus hilli Rothschild, N.C. 1904. Further contributions to the knowledge of the Siphonaptera. Novitates Zoologicae 11: 602-653 [622].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH ♂, Williams, WA.
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. [22].
Type host:
Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 [POTOROIDAE]

Distribution

States

Western Australia

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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

IBRA

WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- Western Australia: SW coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Ectoparasitic (host(s): Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 [POTOROIDAE] Brush-tailed Bettong; Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785) [PSEUDOCHEIRIDAE] Common Ringtail Possum), sanguinivore.

General References

Jordan, K. & Rothschild, N.C. 1922. On Pygiopsylla and the allied genera of Siphonaptera. Ectoparasites 1: 231-265 [234] (original type series included seven paratypes from Sydney, NSW attributable to P. zethi)

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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