Ischnopsyllidae
| Ischnopsyllidae | |
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| Ischnopsyllus elongatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Superfamily: | Ceratophylloidea |
| Family: | Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907 |
Ischnopsyllidae (Sometimes called a bat flea) is a family of fleas belonging to the order Siphonaptera. They have primarily parasitized bats, and have evolved to live in the fur of various bat species.
Description
An Ischnopsyllidae's body is generally less 5mm, which is laterally compressed to easier move through bat fur.
Life cycle
Eggs are typically laid in a bats roost. The larva then eats organic matter in the roost before developing a cocoon near the roost. After it emerges as an adult, it finds a host to attach to.
Genera
Genera:
- Alectopsylla Mahnert, 1976
- Allopsylla Beaucournu & Fain, 1982
- Araeopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921
- Arixenia
- Chiropteropsylla Oudemans, 1908
- Coorilla Dunnet & Mardon, 1973
- Dampfia Smit, 1954
- Hexactenopsylla Oudemans, 1909
- Hirtopsylla
- Hormopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921
- Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 1833
- Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921
- Mitchella Lewis, 1970
- Myodopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1911
- Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 1906
- Oxyparius Jordan, 1936
- Porribius Jordan, 1946
- Ptilopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921
- Rhinolophopsylla Oudemans, 1909
- Rothschildopsylla Guimaráes, 1953
- Serendipsylla Smit, 1975
- Sternopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921
- Tanglha Liu, Wu & Wu, 1977
- Thaumapsylla Rothschild, 1907
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Ischnopsyllidae". Bugs With Mike. 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- 1 2 "Ischnopsyllidae". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 May 2021.