Species Stephanocircus harrisoni Traub & Dunnet, 1973
- Stephanocircus harrisoni Traub, R. & Dunnet, G.M. 1973. Revision of the Siphonapteran genus Stephanocircus Skuse, 1893 (Stephanocircidae). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 20: 41-128 [Date published 11/May/1973] [46].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC B–45825 ♂, Mt Glorious, QLD.
Paratype(s) ANIC 21♂ 52♀; BMNH; USNM; CNCI; PCGMD; PCRT.Type host:
Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797) [PERAMELIDAE]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), 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), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Macropus rufus (Desmarest, 1822) [MACROPODIDAE] Red Kangaroo; Isoodon macrourus (Gould, 1842) [PERAMELIDAE] Northern Brown Bandicoot; Isoodon obesulus (Shaw, 1797) [PERAMELIDAE] Southern Brown Bandicoot; Perameles nasuta Geoffroy, 1804 [PERAMELIDAE] Long-nosed Bandicoot), sanguinivore.
Extra Ecological Information
Preferred hosts Perameles nasuta and Isoodon species.
General References
Dunnet, G.M. & Mardon, D.K. 1974. A monograph of Australian fleas (Siphonaptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series 30: 1-273 [110] (distribution, hosts)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |