Stephanocircus domrowi, the goblin flea, 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]
| Stephanocircus domrowi | |
|---|---|
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| Anterior section of Stephanocircus domrowi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Stephanocircidae |
| Genus: | Stephanocircus |
| Species: | S. domrowi |
| Binomial name | |
| Stephanocircus domrowi Traub & Dunnet, 1973 | |
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