Leptopsylla is a genus of fleas belonging to the family Leptopsyllidae.Poole, R. W; P. Gentili Nomina Insecta Nearctica: a checklist of the insects of North America. Volume 3 (Diptera, Lepidoptera, Siphonaptera), Entomological Information Services, Rockville, MD, 1996; pp. 1218–1223. Holland, G.P.The fleas of Canada, Alaska and Greenland (Siphonaptera)., The Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 1985 The species Leptopsylla segnis was named by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1811.
Leptopsylla segnis Leptopsylla segnis, commonly known as the European mouse flea, is a widely distributed flea with the common host being the house mouse (Mus musculus). Severe infestations can cause anaemia. Adults have a both a genal and pronotal ctenidium.
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