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Xenopsylla nesiotes (Jordan & Rothschild)

Maclear Rat Flea (Xenopsylla nesiotes)

 

The Maclear’s Rat Flea was described in 1908; it was strictly adapted to Maclears Rat (Rattus macleari (Thomas)) as its one and only host species.

The species died out together with its host around 1903.

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edited: 22.01.2022