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Ischnopsyllidae

Overview

A world-wide family of fleas parasitising bats. There are 4 genera in Australia. Porribius has 4 species, 2 of which are endemic Australian, both widely distributed on various microchiropteran hosts. Coorilla is endemic with 3 species, all from molossid bats in eastern Australia. Lagaropsylla has 18 species, distributed in the Ethopian, Oriental and Australian regions; one species, L . mera , occurs in Australia, and also in Indonesia and the Philippines. Serendipsylla is endemic and monotypic, with S . marshalli described from Macroderma gigas .

  • Coorilla longictena, Paratype

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