Platypsyllus castoris Ritsema, 1869

NEWFOUNDLAND: Pasadena, 15.X.1989, M. Bennett, beaver carcass, (4, MUN); Bay Bulls, IX‒XI.1999, D. Puddister, (1, MUN).

This Holarctic species is listed as occurring in Newfoundland by Peck (1991) (Fig. 12). It is associated with beaver as an ectoparasite through their range in North America and Eurasia ( Wood 1965).