Biology:Echidnophaga myrmecobii
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Short description: Species of flea
Echidnophaga myrmecobii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Siphonaptera |
Family: | Pulicidae |
Genus: | Echidnophaga |
Species: | E. myrmecobii
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Binomial name | |
Echidnophaga myrmecobii Rothschild, 1909
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Echidnophaga myrmecobii is a stickfast flea that is native to Australia,[1] and is commonly found on marsupials and rabbits.[1] It is also found on European hares (Lepus europaeus),[2] cats, and dogs.[3]
On rabbits, the flea is most commonly found on the head and body, whereas the related flea, Echidnophaga perilis, is more often found on the feet.[4] E. myrmecobii is a minor vector of myxomatosis between rabbits in Australia.[5]
Adult E. myrmecobii can jump 16.5 cm high.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Myres, K; Parer, I; Richardson, BJ (1989). "Chapter 45: Leporidae". in Walton, DW; Richardson, BJ. Fauna of Australia. Canberra: AGPS. ISBN 9780644060561. https://www.environment.gov.au/system/files/pages/a117ced5-9a94-4586-afdb-1f333618e1e3/files/45-ind.pdf.
- ↑ Shepherd, RCH.; Nolan, IF; Lane, IL; Edmonds, JW (1977). "Ectoparasites of the European hare (Lepus europaeus (Pallas)) in two regions of Victoria". Australian Journal of Entomology 16 (1): 1–5. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1977.tb00050.x.
- ↑ Seddon, HR (1967). Diseases of domestic animals in Australia: Arthropod infestations (flies, lice and fleas) (2nd ed.). Commonwealth of Australia, Department of Health. p. 148.
- ↑ Shepherd, RCH; Edmonds, JW (1979). "The distribution of the stickfast fleas, Echidnophaga myrmecobii Rothschild and E. Perilis Jordan, on the wild rabbit, Oryctolagus Cuniculus (L.)". Australian Journal of Zoology 27 (2): 261. doi:10.1071/ZO9790261.
- ↑ Lehane, M. J. (1991). "9.4 Siphonaptera". Biology of Blood-Sucking Insects. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. p. 204=208. ISBN 978-94-011-7953-9.
- ↑ Krasnov, BR (2008). "Chapter 8.2.1 Mechanics of a flea jump". Functional and evolutionary ecology of fleas: A model for ecological parasitology. Cambridge University Press. pp. 104–105. ISBN 9781139472661.
Wikidata ☰ Q10479069 entry
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