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Checklist for Family Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 (Bird Fleas)
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
35
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
28
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ceratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
13
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ceratophylloidea
Dampf, 1908
3
13
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908
Bird Fleas, Rodent fleas
8
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central America
8 Genera with 20 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Baculomeris Smit, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Jellisonia Traub, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Kohlsia Traub, 196110SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetis Jordan, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19502SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
20 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Baculomeris altmani Tipton & Mendez, 1961
Ceratophyllus altus Tipton & Mendez, 1966
Dasypsyllus (Avesopsylla) lasius Rothschild, 1909
Dasypsyllus lasius venezuelensis I.Fox & Anduze, 1947
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Dasypsyllus gallinulae perpinnatus Baker, 1904
Jellisonia ironsi Eads, 1947
Jellisonia johnsonae Tipton & Mendez, 1961
Jellisonia painteri Hastriter & ..., 2003
Kohlsia azuerensis Tipton & Mendez, 1966
Kohlsia cora Traub, 1950
Kohlsia felteni Smit, 1958
Kohlsia gammonsi Traub, 1950
Kohlsia graphis Rothschild, 1909
Kohlsia graphis graphis Rothschild, 1909
Kohlsia keenani Tipton & Mendez, 1961
Kohlsia mojica Tipton & Mendez, 1966
Kohlsia tiptoni Mendez & Altman, 1960
Kohlsia traubi Tipton & Mendez, 1961
Pleochaetis mundus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Plusaetis equatoris Jordan, 1933
Plusaetis vermiformis Traub, 1950

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratophyllinae
Dampf, 1908
7
19
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