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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
29
93
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
11
43
102
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 Australia
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 Australia
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 Australia
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