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Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Paramesochridae



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77 species
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Apodopsyllus africanus
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Apodopsyllus biarticulatus
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Apodopsyllus unguiformis
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Apodopsyllus vermiculiformis
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Aposopsyllus adaptatus
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Aposopsyllus africanus
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Aposopsyllus arenicolus
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Aposopsyllus camptus
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Aposopsyllus depressus
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Aposopsyllus littoralis
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Aposopsyllus madrasensis
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Aposopsyllus reductus
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Aposopsyllus schulzi
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Aposopsyllus spinipes
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Aposopsyllus vermiculiformis
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Caligopsyllus primus
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Diarthrodella orbiculata
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Diarthrodella parorbiculata
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Diarthrodella psammophila
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Diarthrodella secunda
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Emertonia minor
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Kliopsyllus arenicolus
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Kliopsyllus californicus
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Kliopsyllus capensis
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Kliopsyllus coelebs
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Kliopsyllus constrictus
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Kliopsyllus debilis
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Kliopsyllus enalius
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Kliopsyllus furcavaricatus
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Kliopsyllus gracilis
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Kliopsyllus holsaticus
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Kliopsyllus idiotes
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Kliopsyllus insularis
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Kliopsyllus laurenticus
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Kliopsyllus longifurcatus
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Kliopsyllus longisetosus
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Kliopsyllus major
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Kliopsyllus minutus
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Kliopsyllus paraholsaticus
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Kliopsyllus perharidiensis
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Kliopsyllus psammobiontus
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Kliopsyllus psammophilus
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Kliopsyllus pseudogracilis
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Kliopsyllus pygmaeus
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Kliopsyllus runtzi
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Kliopsyllus spiniger
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Kliopsyllus wilsoni
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Kunzia bispinosa
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Kunzia epacra
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Kunzia minutissima
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Leptopsyllus celticus
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Leptopsyllus dubatyi
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Leptopsyllus elongatus
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Leptopsyllus harveyi
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Leptopsyllus paratypicus
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Leptopsyllus reductus
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Leptopsyllus typicus
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Oniscopsis pauliani
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Oniscopsis robinsoni
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Paraleptopsyllus arcticus
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Paramesochra acutata
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Paramesochra brevifurca
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Paramesochra denticulata
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Paramesochra dubia
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Paramesochra gigas
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Paramesochra helgolandica
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Paramesochra longicaudata
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Paramesochra mielkei
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Paramesochra ornata
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Paramesochra pterocaudata
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Paramesochra similis
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Remanea arenicola
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Remanea plumosa
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Rossopsyllus kerguelensis
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Scottopsyllus pararobertsoni
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Scottopsyllus robertsoni
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Wellsopsyllus minor
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Apodopsyllus africanus 1962
Apodopsyllus biarticulatus Western Central Pacific 1986
Apodopsyllus unguiformis Western Central Pacific 1978
Apodopsyllus vermiculiformis Western Central Pacific 1965
Aposopsyllus adaptatus Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus africanus Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus arenicolus Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus camptus Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus depressus Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus littoralis Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus madrasensis Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus reductus Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus schulzi Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus spinipes Western Central Pacific
Aposopsyllus vermiculiformis Western Central Pacific
Caligopsyllus primus Western Central Pacific 1975
Diarthrodella orbiculata Western Central Pacific 1949
Diarthrodella parorbiculata Western Central Pacific 1967
Diarthrodella psammophila Western Central Pacific 1955
Diarthrodella secunda Western Central Pacific 1954
Emertonia minor Southwest Atlantic 2009
Kliopsyllus arenicolus Southwest Atlantic 1957
Kliopsyllus californicus Southwest Atlantic 1981
Kliopsyllus capensis Southwest Atlantic 1957
Kliopsyllus coelebs Southwest Atlantic 1935
Kliopsyllus constrictus Southwest Atlantic 1935
Kliopsyllus debilis Southwest Atlantic 1981
Kliopsyllus enalius Southwest Atlantic
Kliopsyllus furcavaricatus Southwest Atlantic
Kliopsyllus gracilis Southwest Atlantic 1932
Kliopsyllus holsaticus Southwest Atlantic 1929
Kliopsyllus idiotes Southwest Atlantic 1967
Kliopsyllus insularis Southwest Atlantic 1981
Kliopsyllus laurenticus Southwest Atlantic 1939
Kliopsyllus longifurcatus Southwest Atlantic 1975
Kliopsyllus longisetosus Southwest Atlantic 1975
Kliopsyllus major Southwest Atlantic 1939
Kliopsyllus minutus Southwest Atlantic 1957
Kliopsyllus paraholsaticus Southwest Atlantic 1975
Kliopsyllus perharidiensis Southwest Atlantic 1963
Kliopsyllus psammobiontus Southwest Atlantic 1964
Kliopsyllus psammophilus Southwest Atlantic 1964
Kliopsyllus pseudogracilis Southwest Atlantic 1957
Kliopsyllus pygmaeus Southwest Atlantic 1939
Kliopsyllus runtzi Southwest Atlantic
Kliopsyllus spiniger Southwest Atlantic 1975
Kliopsyllus wilsoni Southwest Atlantic 1957
Kunzia bispinosa Southwest Atlantic 1974
Kunzia epacra Southwest Atlantic 1967
Kunzia minutissima Southwest Atlantic
Leptopsyllus celticus Southwest Atlantic 1987
Leptopsyllus dubatyi Southwest Atlantic 1974
Leptopsyllus elongatus Southwest Atlantic 1967
Leptopsyllus harveyi Southwest Atlantic 1963
Leptopsyllus paratypicus Southwest Atlantic 1939
Leptopsyllus reductus Southwest Atlantic 1948
Leptopsyllus typicus Southwest Atlantic 1894
Oniscopsis pauliani Southwest Atlantic 1954
Oniscopsis robinsoni Southwest Atlantic 1956
Paraleptopsyllus arcticus Southwest Atlantic 1948
Paramesochra acutata Southwest Atlantic 1935
Paramesochra brevifurca Southwest Atlantic 1970
Paramesochra denticulata Southwest Atlantic 1969
Paramesochra dubia Southwest Atlantic 1892
Paramesochra gigas Southwest Atlantic 1965
Paramesochra helgolandica Southwest Atlantic 1936
Paramesochra longicaudata Southwest Atlantic 1945
Paramesochra mielkei Northeast Atlantic 1987
Paramesochra ornata Northeast Atlantic 1957
Paramesochra pterocaudata Northeast Atlantic 1937
Paramesochra similis Northeast Atlantic 1937
Remanea arenicola Northeast Atlantic 1929
Remanea plumosa Northeast Atlantic 1942
Rossopsyllus kerguelensis Northeast Atlantic 1975
Scottopsyllus pararobertsoni Northeast Atlantic 1965
Scottopsyllus robertsoni Northeast Atlantic 1895
Wellsopsyllus minor Northeast Atlantic 1895



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