''Neopsylla'' is a genus of
fleas
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, ar ...
belonging to the family
Hystrichopsyllidae
Hystrichopsyllidae is a family of fleas in the order Siphonaptera. There are at least 40 genera and 610 described species in Hystrichopsyllidae.
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The species of this genus are found in Europe and Southeastern Asia.
Multiple species in this genus are responsible for tranmission of ''
Yersinia pestis
''Yersinia pestis'' (''Y. pestis''; formerly ''Pasteurella pestis'') is a Gram-negative bacteria, gram-negative, non-motile bacteria, non-motile, coccobacillus Bacteria, bacterium without Endospore, spores. It is related to pathogens ''Yer ...
'' in Russia and north Asia.
Species:
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Neopsylla abagaitui''
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Neopsylla acanthina''
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Neopsylla affinis''
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Neopsylla aliena''
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Neopsylla angustimanubra''
References
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Hystrichopsyllidae