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Ceratophyllus Hirundinis
''Ceratophyllus hirundinis'' is a species of flea in the family Ceratophyllidae Ceratophyllidae is a family (biology), family of fleas. Its members are Parasitism, parasites of mainly rodents and birds. It contains two subfamilies, one containing over 40 genera, and the other just three. Subfamily Ceratophyllinae *''Aenigm .... It was described by John Curtis in 1826. References Ceratophyllidae Insects described in 1826 {{Flea-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Curtis (entomologist)
John Curtis (3 September 1791 – 6 October 1862) was an English entomologist and illustrator. Biography Curtis was born in Norwich to Frances and Charles Morgan Curtis. Charles Morgan died before his son had reached the age of 4 years. His mother, Frances, had a passion for flowers and was a professional flower grower. She encouraged her son to study natural history with a young local naturalist, Richard Walker (1791–1870). At the age of 16 John became an apprentice at a local lawyer's office in Norwich but devoted his spare time to studying and drawing insects and, with insect collecting becoming a growing craze, he found he could make a living selling the specimens he found. At this time he became a friend of Simon Wilkin (1790–1862) a wealthy landowner in Norfolk, eventually leaving his job to live with Wilkin at Cossey Hall where the extensive natural history library and specimen collection afforded him the opportunity to study his emerging over-riding passion, ento ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flea
Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult fleas grow to about long, are usually brown, and have bodies that are "flattened" sideways or narrow, enabling them to move through their hosts' fur or feathers. They lack wings; their hind legs are extremely well adapted for jumping. Their claws keep them from being dislodged, and their mouthparts are adapted for piercing skin and sucking blood. They can leap 50 times their body length, a feat second only to jumps made by another group of insects, the superfamily of froghoppers. Flea larvae are worm-like, with no limbs; they have chewing mouthparts and feed on organic debris left on their hosts' skin. Genetic evidence indicates that fleas are a specialised lineage of parasitic scorpionflies (Mecoptera) ''sensu lato'', most closely related to the family Nannochor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceratophyllidae
Ceratophyllidae is a family of fleas. Its members are parasites of mainly rodents and birds. It contains two subfamilies, one containing over 40 genera, and the other just three. Subfamily Ceratophyllinae *'' Aenigmopsylla'' *'' Aetheca'' *'' Amalaraeus'' *''Amaradix'' *'' Amphalius'' *'' Baculomeris'' *'' Brevictenidia'' *'' Callopsylla'' *''Ceratophyllus'' *'' Citellophilus'' *''Dasypsyllus ''Dasypsyllus'' is a widespread genus of fleas. Some of its members are found in bird nests, including the moorhen flea The moorhen flea (''Dasypsyllus gallinulae'') is a flea originating from South America. It is now globally widespread. It ...'' *'' Eumolpianus'' *'' Glaciopsyllus'' *'' Hollandipsylla'' *'' Igioffius'' *'' Jellisonia'' *'' Kohlsia'' *'' Libyastus'' *'' Macrostylophora'' *'' Malaraeus'' *'' Margopsylla'' *'' Megabothris'' *'' Megathoracipsylla'' Subfamily Ceratophyllinae (continued) *'' Mioctenopsylla'' *'' Myoxopsylla'' *'' Nosopsyllus'' *'' Opisodasys'' *'' Orc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
