Glaciopsyllus antarcticus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ceratophylloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Panorpida Cladus: Antliophora Ordo: Siphonaptera Infraordo: Ceratophyllomorpha Superfamilia: Ceratophylloidea

Familia: Ceratophyllidae
Subfamilia: Ceratophyllinae
Genus: Glaciopsyllus
Species: Glaciopsyllus antarcticus

Name

• Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit & Dunnet, 1962
  • Original status: valid species [source: Smit & Dunnet (1962: 896)]
  • Primary type: holotype (designated), male (ANIC, as 'Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (C.S.I.R.O.), Canberra, Australia') [source: Smit & Dunnet (1962: 896)]
  • Type locality: 'Ardery Island, 66°22' S. 110°26' E., off Wilkes Station, Antarctica' [source: Smit & Dunnet (1962: 896)]
  • Type host: Fulmarus glacialoides
  • Secondary type: allotype female
  • Secondary types: paratypes (designated)

References

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• Murray M.D.; Orton M.N.; Cameron A.S. 1967: The Antarctic flea Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit and Dunnet. In: Gressitt, J.L. (ed.) Entomology of Antarctica. Antarctic research series, 10: 393–395. Google books
• Smit, F.G.A.M. 1979: The fleas of New Zealand (Siphonaptera). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 9: 143–232. Google books
• Smit, F.G.A.M.; Dunnet, G.M. 1962: A NEW GENUS AND SPECIES OF FLEA FROM ANTARCTICA (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae). Pacific insects, 4: 895–903. PDF
• Steele, W.K.; Pilgrim, R.L.C.; Palma, R.L. 1997: Occurrence of the flea Glaciopsyllus antarcticus and avian lice in central Dronning Maud Land. Polar biology, 18: 292–294. ISSN: 0722-4060 (Print) 1432-2056 (Online) DOI: 10.1007/s003000050190
• Whitehead, M.D. et al. 1991: A further contribution on the biology of the Antarctic flea, Glaciopsyllus antarcticus (Siphonaptera: Ceratophyllidae). Polar biology, 11: 379–383. ISSN: 0722-4060 (Print) 1432-2056 (Online) DOI: 10.1007/BF00239690