Dasypsyllus gallinulae ( Dale, 1878 )

Kitrytė, Neringa & Baltrūnaitė, Laima, 2023, Ectoparasitic mites, ticks (Acari: Trombidiformes, Mesostigmata, Ixodida) and insects (Insecta: Psocodea, Siphonaptera) of ground-dwelling small mammals in the Baltic States. An annotated checklist, Zootaxa 5353 (1), pp. 1-46 : 22

Dasypsyllus gallinulae ( Dale, 1878)

Ceratopsyllus gallinulae Dale, 1878: 291 .

Records in Baltic States: Estonia ( Pototski et al. 1993).

Hosts: unidentified host.

European distribution: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, the United Kingdom ( Cooreman 1950; Rosický 1950; Smit 1962; 1969; Mehl 1967; Suciu 1973; Weidner 1973; George 1974; Beaucournu & Gosalbez 1975; Beaucournu et al. 1975; Beaucournu 1978; Libois 1979; Dudich 1984a; Vashchonok 1996; Brelih & Trilar 2000; Iori et al. 2003; Kutzscher & Weber 2015).

Notes: This parasite is usually found on birds ( Smit 1969). The finding of flea of the species D. gallinulae on small mammal host might be accidental (e.g., Dudich 1989; Trolle & Jensen 2001).