Species Stephanopsylla thomasi (Rothschild, 1903)
- Stephanocircus thomasi Rothschild, N.C. 1903. Further contributions to the knowledge of Siphonaptera. Novitates Zoologicae 10: 317-325 [318].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Barrow Is., WA.Type host:
Pseudomys nanus (Gould, 1858) [MURIDAE] (as Mus ferculinus)
Distribution
States
Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
Vic, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Murchison (MUR), Pilbara (PIL), Riverina (RIV), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Victorian Midlands (VM), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Ectoparasitic (host(s): Antechinus flavipes (Waterhouse, 1838) [DASYURIDAE] Yellow-footed Antechinus; Bettongia penicillata Gray, 1837 [POTOROIDAE] Brush-tailed Bettong; Phascogale tapoatafa (Meyer, 1793) [DASYURIDAE] Brush-tailed Phascogale; Phascogale calura Gould, 1844 [DASYURIDAE] Red-tailed Phascogale; Pseudomys nanus (Gould, 1858) [MURIDAE] Western Chestnut Mouse; Bettongia lesueur (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) [POTOROIDAE] Burrowing Bettong), sanguinivore.
General References
Smit, F.G.A.M. 1973. The male of Stephanopsylla thomasi (Siphonaptera: Macropsyllidae). Entomologische Berichten (Amsterdam) 33: 215-217
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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12-Feb-2010 | (import) |