Overview
This large family is represented by only 2 specialised endemic genera constituting the tribe Acedestiini, of the subfamily
Doratopsyllinae
.
Acedestia
is monotypic, and
A
.
chera
is only rarely collected from bandicoots and potoroos in southern Australia.
Idilla
is also monotypic:
I
.
caelebs
is rarely collected, and believed to be a 'nest flea' on
Antechinus
flavipes
, recorded only in N.S.W.