Oropsylla

Oropsylla
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Siphonaptera
Family:	Ceratophyllidae
Subfamily:	Ceratophyllinae
Genus:	Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 1926

Oropsylla is a genus of fleas, most of which are ectoparasites of rodents and other mammals. ^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Oropsylla alaskensis
• Oropsylla arctomys
• Oropsylla bruneri
• Oropsylla eatoni
• Oropsylla hirsuta
• Oropsylla idahoensis
• Oropsylla ilovaiskii
• Oropsylla labis
• Oropsylla montana , this flea is of note for its role in transmitting Yersinia pestis to native rodents. ^[3]
• Oropsylla oregonensis
• Oropsylla rupestris
• Oropsylla silantiewi
• Oropsylla tapina
• Oropsylla tuberculata
• Oropsylla washingtonensis

References

1. Bisby F.A.; Roskov Y.R.; Orrell T.M.; et al., eds. (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
2. Jellison, W. L. (April 1945). "Siphonaptera: The Genus Oropsylla in North America". The Journal of Parasitology. 31 (2): 83–97. doi:10.2307/3272931. JSTOR   3272931.
3. Durden, Lance A.; Hinkle, Nancy C. (2019). "Fleas (Siphonaptera)". Medical and Veterinary Entomology. Elsevier. pp. 145–169. doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-814043-7.00010-8. ISBN   978-0-12-814043-7.