''Ceratophyllus columbae''
is a species of
flea
Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult fleas grow to about long, a ...
in the family
Ceratophyllidae
Ceratophyllidae is a family (biology), family of fleas. Its members are Parasitism, parasites of mainly rodents and birds. It contains two subfamilies, one containing over 40 genera, and the other just three.
Subfamily Ceratophyllinae
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. It was described by Gervais in 1844.
References
Ceratophyllidae
Insects described in 1844
Arthropods of Colombia
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