Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae perpinnatus ( Baker , 1904)

Beatriz, Salceda-Sánchez & Hastriter, Michael W., 2006, A list of the fleas (Siphonaptera) of Mexico with new host and distribution records, Zootaxa 1296, pp. 29-43 : 39

Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae perpinnatus ( Baker, 1904)

Material examined— Chiapas: Sn. Cristobal de las Casas, “bird nest”, 19.VII.1926, 13 males, 9 females col./det. A. Dampf.

Remarks—This flea is found on passerine birds, distributed along the Pacific coast of North and Central America and north­western South America. The identification of this specimen was confirmed by R.E. Lewis. Ponce & Llorente­Bousquets (1996) also made mention of this species as an unconfirmed record in the state of Chiapas.