''Megabothris'' is a genus of
flea
Flea, the common name for the order (biology), order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by hematophagy, ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult f ...
s belonging to the family
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
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family as used in the bio ...
.
The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and Northern America.
Species:
* ''
Megabothris abantis''
(Rothschild, 1905)
* ''
Megabothris acerbus''
(Jordan, 1925)
References
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Ceratophyllidae
Siphonaptera genera