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Checklist for Family Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 (Bird Fleas)
and region Australasia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
942
23049
129157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
938
23017
129086
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
883
22694
128014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
534
17158
106564
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
29
95
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
11
45
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ceratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ceratophylloidea
Dampf, 1908
3
12
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908
Bird Fleas, Rodent fleas
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australasia
6 Genera with 9 Species
Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Glaciopsyllus Smit & Dunnet, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19292SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australasia
9 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aetheca wagneri ophidius (Jordan, 1929)⇒ Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit & Dunnet, 1962Antarctic bird flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londinensis Rothschild, 1903English rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londiniensis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Nosopsyllus londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Opisodasys keeni Baker, 1896
Opisodasys vesperalis Jordan, 1929

Subnodes of Ceratophyllidae with occurrences in Australasia
SubfamilyAmphipsyllinae
Ioff, 1936
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratophyllinae
Dampf, 1908
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDactylopsyllinae
Jordan, 1929
0
0
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ceratophyllidae at artfakta.se
Ceratophyllidae at dyntaxa.se
Ceratophyllidae at gbif.org
Ceratophyllidae at irmng.org
Ceratophyllidae at itis.gov