''Dasypsyllus'' is a widespread genus 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 ...

s. Some of its members are found in bird nests, including the

moorhen flea The moorhen flea (''Dasypsyllus gallinulae'') is a flea originating from South America. It is now globally widespread. It is a large flea, easily identified because the male has two heavy horn-like spines on one of the genital flaps, and the fema ...

, ''D. gallinulae''.

Species

Species include: * ''

Dasypsyllus aemulus ''Dasypsyllus aemulus'' is a species of flea 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 ov ...

'' (Jordan, 1933) * ''

Dasypsyllus araucanus ''Dasypsyllus araucanus'' is a species of flea in the family Ceratophyllidae. It was described by Karl Jordan and Charles Rothschild Nathaniel Charles Rothschild (9 May 1877 – 12 October 1923), known as "Charles", was an English banker an ...

'' (Jordan et Rothschild, 1920) * ''

Dasypsyllus comatus ''Dasypsyllus comatus'' is a species of flea 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 ov ...

'' (Jordan, 1933) * ''

Dasypsyllus cteniopus ''Dasypsyllus cteniopus'' is a species of flea in the family Ceratophyllidae. It was described by Karl Jordan and Charles Rothschild Nathaniel Charles Rothschild (9 May 1877 – 12 October 1923), known as "Charles", was an English banker an ...

'' (Jordan et Rothschild, 1920) * ''

Dasypsyllus gallinulae The moorhen flea (''Dasypsyllus gallinulae'') is a flea originating from South America. It is now globally widespread. It is a large flea, easily identified because the male has two heavy horn-like spines on one of the genital flaps, and the fema ...

'' (Dale, 1878) * ''

Dasypsyllus lasius ''Dasypsyllus lasius'' is a species of flea 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 ove ...

'' (Rothschild, 1909) * ''

Dasypsyllus plumosissimus ''Dasypsyllus plumosissimus'' is a species of flea 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 contain ...

'' (Smit, 1976) * ''

Dasypsyllus stejnegeri ''Dasypsyllus stejnegeri'' is a species of flea 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 ...

'' (Jordan, 1929)

References

Ceratophyllidae Parasites of birds Siphonaptera genera Taxa named by Charles Fuller Baker {{Flea-stub