Ischnopsyllidae
Ischnopsyllidae is a family of fleas belonging to the order Siphonaptera. They have primarily parasitized bats, and have evolved to live in the fur of various bat species.
Description
An Ischnopsyllidae's body is generally less 5mm, which is laterally compressed to easier move through bat fur.
Eggs are typically laid in a bats roost. The larva then eats organic matter in the roost before developing a cocoon near the roost. After it emerges as an adult, it finds a host to attach to.
Genera
Genera:Alectopsylla Mahnert, 1976Allopsylla Beaucournu & Fain, 1982Araeopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921Arixenia Chiropteropsylla Oudemans, 1908Coorilla Dunnet & Mardon, 1973Dampfia Smit, 1954Hexactenopsylla Oudemans, 1909Hirtopsylla Hormopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 1833Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921Mitchella Lewis, 1970Myodopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1911Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 1906Oxyparius Jordan, 1936Porribius Jordan, 1946Ptilopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921Rhinolophopsylla Oudemans, 1909Rothschildopsylla Guimaráes, 1953Serendipsylla Smit, 1975Sternopsylla Jordan & Rothschild, 1921Tanglha Liu, Wu & Wu, 1977Thaumapsylla Rothschild, 1907