Biology:Xenopsylla brasiliensis
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Short description: Species of flea
| Xenopsylla brasiliensis | |
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| Female rat flea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Pulicidae |
| Genus: | Xenopsylla |
| Species: | X. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xenopsylla brasiliensis (Baker, 1904)
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Xenopsylla brasiliensis is a species of flea found on rats.[1] It is a vector of bubonic plague, and is found in South America, Africa, and India.[2]
References
- ↑ Whitaker, Amoret (2007). Fleas (Siphonaptera) (2 ed.). St Albans: Royal Entomological Society. p. 37. ISBN 9780901546852.
- ↑ M. W. Service; R. W. Ashford (2001). Encyclopedia of Arthropod-transmitted Infections of Man and Domesticated Animals. CABI. pp. 405–. ISBN 978-0-85199-473-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=fX-PvR86gD8C&pg=PA405.
Wikidata ☰ Q10722073 entry
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