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Moorhen flea
	Male moorhen flea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Siphonaptera
Family:	Ceratophyllidae
Genus:	Dasypsyllus
Species:	D. gallinulae
Binomial name
	Dasypsyllus gallinulae; (Dale, 1878)

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The moorhen flea (Dasypsyllus gallinulae)^[1] is a flea originating from South America. It is now globally widespread. It is a large flea, easily identified because the male has two heavy horn-like spines on one of the genital flaps, and the female has a deep "bite" on the seventh sternite.^[2]

It is found in bird nests, and is more likely to be found on the bird's body than, say, the chicken flea, which is normally found in the nest. The moorhen flea's many hosts include the common moorhen, Eurasian woodcock, grouse, European robin, goldcrest, willow tit, Eurasian treecreeper^[2] and blackbirds. ^[3]

References

^ "Dasypsyllus gallinulae" at the Encyclopedia of Life
^ ^a ^b Rothschild, Miriam; Clay, Theresa (1957). Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. A study of bird parasites. New York: Macmillan. p. 113.
^ Fowler, J. A.; Cohen, Sharon; Greenwood, M. T (1983). "Seasonal Variation In The Infestation Of Blackbirds By Fleas". Bird Study. 30 (3): 240–242. Bibcode:1983BirdS..30..240F. doi:10.1080/00063658309476804. ISSN 1944-6705. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

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[1] "Dasypsyllus gallinulae" at the Encyclopedia of Life

[Rothschild-2] Rothschild, Miriam; Clay, Theresa (1957). Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. A study of bird parasites. New York: Macmillan. p. 113.

[3] Fowler, J. A.; Cohen, Sharon; Greenwood, M. T (1983). "Seasonal Variation In The Infestation Of Blackbirds By Fleas". Bird Study. 30 (3): 240–242. Bibcode:1983BirdS..30..240F. doi:10.1080/00063658309476804. ISSN 1944-6705. Retrieved 2021-02-21.

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-| name = Moorhen flea
+| image = NHMUK010177289 The moorhen flea - Dasypsyllus Dasypsyllus gallinulae gallinulae (Dale, 1878).jpg
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+| image_caption = Male moorhen flea
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-| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
+| genus = Dasypsyllus
+| species = gallinulae
-| phylum = [[Arthropod]]a
+| authority = ([[James Charles Dale|Dale]], 1878)
-| classis = [[Insect]]a
-| ordo = [[Flea|Siphonaptera]]
-| familia = [[Ceratophyllidae]]
-| genus = ''[[Dasypsyllus]]''
-| species = ''''' D. gallinulae '''''
-| binomial = '' Dasypsyllus gallinulae ''
-| binomial_authority = ([[James Charles Dale|Dale]], 1878)
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-The '''moorhen flea''', ''Dasypsyllus gallinulae'', originally from South America, is now a globally widespread [[flea]] species. It is a large flea, easily identified because the male has two heavy horn-like spines on one of the genital flaps, and the female has a deep "bite" on the seventh [[Sternum (arthropod)|sternite]].<ref name = Rothschild/>
+The '''moorhen flea''' (''Dasypsyllus gallinulae'')<ref>{{EOL|705682|Dasypsyllus gallinulae}}</ref> is a [[flea]] originating from South America. It is now globally widespread. It is a large flea, easily identified because the male has two heavy horn-like spines on one of the genital flaps, and the female has a deep "bite" on the seventh [[Sternum (arthropod)|sternite]].<ref name = Rothschild/>
-It is found in bird nests, and is more likely to be found on the bird's body than, say, the [[chicken flea]] ''Dasypsyllus gallinae'', which is normally found in the nest. The moorhen flea's many hosts include the [[Common Moorhen]], [[Eurasian Woodcock]], [[grouse]], [[European Robin]], [[Goldcrest]], [[Willow Tit]] and [[Eurasian Treecreeper]].<ref name = Rothschild>{{cite book |title= Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. A study of bird parasites |author= [[Miriam Rothschild|Rothschild, Miriam]]; Clay, Theresa |year= 1953 |publisher= Collins |location= London |isbn= |page= 113 |url= http://ia331318.us.archive.org/1/items/fleasflukescucko017900mbp/fleasflukescucko017900mbp.pdf }}</ref>
+It is found in bird nests, and is more likely to be found on the bird's body than, say, the [[chicken flea]], which is normally found in the nest.  The moorhen flea's many hosts include the [[common moorhen]], [[Eurasian woodcock]], [[grouse]], [[European robin]], [[goldcrest]], [[willow tit]], [[Eurasian treecreeper]]<ref name = Rothschild>{{cite book |title=Fleas, Flukes and Cuckoos. A study of bird parasites |author1=Rothschild, Miriam |author-link=Miriam Rothschild |author2=Clay, Theresa |year=1957 |publisher=Macmillan |location=New York |page=[https://archive.org/details/fleasflukescucko00roth/page/113 113] |url=https://archive.org/details/fleasflukescucko00roth }}</ref> and [[Common blackbird|blackbird]]s. <ref>{{cite journal |title=Seasonal Variation In The Infestation Of Blackbirds By Fleas |journal=Bird Study |last1=Fowler |first1=J. A. |last2=Cohen |first2=Sharon |last3=Greenwood |first3=M. T |year=1983 |volume=30 |issue=3 |pages=240–242 |doi=10.1080/00063658309476804 |bibcode=1983BirdS..30..240F |issn=1944-6705 |url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00063658309476804 |accessdate=2021-02-21 }}</ref>
 ==References==
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+{{Reflist}}
-[[Category:Fleas]]
+{{Taxonbar|from=Q6908392}}
-[[Category:Animals described in 1878]]
-{{Insect-stub}}
+[[Category:Ceratophyllidae]]
+[[Category:Insects described in 1878]]
+[[Category:Parasites of birds]]
+[[Category:Insects of South America]]
+{{Flea-stub}}