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List of Siphonaptera of New Zealand

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Reference excerpt

This is a list of all species of flea that are known to occur in New Zealand based on the New Zealand Organism Register. The list contains 27 species as of April 2025.

Ceratophyllidae Ceratophyllus gallinae (Schrank, 1803) Nosopsyllus londiniensis (Rothschild, 1903) Nosopsyllus fasciatus (Bosc, 1800)

Ischnopsyllidae Porribius pacificus Jordan, 1946

Leptopsyllidae Leptopsylla segnis (Schonherr, 1811)

Pulicidae Ctenocephalides canis (Curtis, 1826) Ctenocephalides felis (Bouche, 1835) Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758 Xenopsylla cheopis (Rothschild, 1903) Xenopsylla vexabilis Jordan, 1925

Pygiopsyllidae Hoogstraalia imberbis Smit, 1979 Notiopsylla corynetes Smit, 1979 Notiopsylla enciari Smit, 1957 Notiopsylla kerguelensis (Taschenberg, 1800) Notiopsylla peregrinus Smit, 1979 Pagipsylla galliralli (Smit, 1965) Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rothschild, 1922 Pygiopsylla phiola Smit, 1979

Rhopalopsyllidae Parapsyllus cardinis Dunnet, 1961 Parapsyllus jacksoni Smit, 1965 Parapsyllus longicornis (Enderlein, 1901) Parapsyllus lynnae Smit, 1965 Parapsyllus magellanicus Jordan, 1938 Parapsyllus mangarensis Smit, 1979 Parapsyllus nestoris Smit, 1965 Parapsyllus struthophilus Smit, 1979 Parapsyllus valedictus Smit, 1979

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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Applications of List of Siphonaptera of New Zealand

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In the classroom: List of Siphonaptera of New Zealand is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Fleas, Insects of New Zealand, Lists of animals of New Zealand, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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Frequently asked questions

What is List of Siphonaptera of New Zealand in simple terms?

This is a list of all species of flea that are known to occur in New Zealand based on the New Zealand Organism Register. The list contains 27 species as of April 2025.

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