Nosopsyllus

[nŏs′ə-sĭl′əs]

n.

A genus of fleas commonly found on rodents including N. fasciatus, the northern rat flea, which infrequently transmits the plague bacillus to humans.

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Historical Examples of nosopsyllus

Nosopsyllus fasciatus is a cosmopolitan flea on Rattus norvegicus.
Natural History of the Prairie Vole (Mammalian Genus Microtus)
E. W. Jameson