Goblin flea
The goblin flea (Stephanocircus domrowi) is a critically endangered insect endemic to the Australian state of Victoria.[1] It is host specific, and lives only with the co-endangered Leadbeater's possum.[2] Although it has been suggested as a good candidate species for conservation, there is presently no work directed towards its conservation.[3] The key threat factor driving the decline of the Leadbeater's possum, and by extension the co-endangered Goblin flea, is logging in the Mountain Ash forests of the Victorian central highlands.[4] To avoid extinction, a number of conservation steps will need to be taken including amalgamating the Goblin flea into the captive breeding program for its host at Healesville Sanctuary[5]
The Goblin flea (Stephanocircus domrowi)
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| Genus: | Stephanocircus |
| Species: | S. domrowi |
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| Stephanocircus domrowi | |
References
- Kwak, M.L., 2018. Australia’s vanishing fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera): a case study in methods for the assessment and conservation of threatened flea species. Journal of Insect Conservation, pp.1-6.
- Dunnet, G.M. and Mardon, D.K., 1974. A monograph of Australian fleas (Siphonaptera). Australian Journal of Zoology Supplementary Series, 22(30), pp.1-273.
- Kwak, M.L., 2018. Australia’s vanishing fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera): a case study in methods for the assessment and conservation of threatened flea species. Journal of Insect Conservation, pp.1-6.
- Lindenmayer, D.B., Blair, D., McBurney, L. and Banks, S.C., 2016. Ignoring the science in failing to conserve a faunal icon–major political, policy and management problems in preventing the extinction of Leadbeater’s possum. Pacific Conservation Biology, 21(4), pp.257-265.
- Kwak, M.L., 2018. Australia’s vanishing fleas (Insecta: Siphonaptera): a case study in methods for the assessment and conservation of threatened flea species. Journal of Insect Conservation, pp.1-6.
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