Pygiopsyllidae

Bandicoot flea Pygiopsylla hoplia, copyright R. E. Pugh.

Belongs within: Siphonaptera.

The Pygiopsyllidae are a group of fleas that is most diverse in Australasia, with further representatives in tropical Asia and South America. The majority of species feed on marsupials and rodents with a smaller number found on birds (Dunnet & Mardon 1991).

<==Pygiopsyllidae DM91
    |  i. s.: Austropsylla DM91
    |--Lycopsyllinae DM91
    |    |--Lycopsylla nova DM91
    |    |--Uropsylla tasmanica DM91
    |    |--Bradiopsylla echidnae DM91
    |    `--Choristopsylla ochi DM91
    |--Stivaliinae DM91
    |    |--Parastivalius novaeguineae DM91
    |    |--Stivalius rectus D70
    |    `--Metastivalius DM91
    |         |--M. molestus DM91
    |         `--M. rectus DM91
    `--Pygiopsyllinae DM91
         |--Notiopsylla kerguelensis DM91
         |--Geohollandia solida DM91
         |--Wurunjerria warnekei DM91
         |--Hoogstraalia vandiemeni DM91
         |--Acanthopsylla DM91
         |    |--A. jordani DM91
         |    `--A. scintilla D70
         |--Bibikovana DM91
         |    |--B. rainbowi DM91
         |    `--B. tiptoni DM91
         `--Pygiopsylla DM91
              |--P. hoplia DM91
              |--P. phiola DM91
              `--P. rainbowi D70

*Type species of generic name indicated

REFERENCES

[D70] Dunnet, G. M. 1970. Siphonaptera (fleas). In: CSIRO. The Insects of Australia: A textbook for students and research workers pp. 647–655. Melbourne University Press.

[DM91] Dunnet, G. M., & D. K. Mardon. 1991. Siphonaptera (fleas). In: CSIRO. The Insects of Australia: A textbook for students and research workers 2^nd ed. vol. 2 pp. 705–716. Melbourne University Press: Carlton (Victoria).