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Checklist for Family Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 (Bird Fleas)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
703
14141
56254
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
699
14132
56242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
662
13883
55452
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
420
10836
46964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
38
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
30
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ceratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ceratophylloidea
Dampf, 1908
3
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908
Bird Fleas, Rodent fleas
8
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
8 Genera with 21 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Callopsylla Wagner, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19373SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Macrostylophora Ewing, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 196311SpeciesTaxom
Smitipsylla Lewis, 19751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
21 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis Ioff, 1946
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Callopsylla oreinus Jordan, 1937
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) caliotes Jordan, 1937
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus orites Jordan, 1937
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Macrostylophora (Macrostylophora) fimbriata Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Macrostylophora phillipsi Jordan, 1925
Megabothris (Megabothris) asio Baker, 1904
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) punjabensis Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) simla Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus alladinis Rothschild, 1904
Nosopsyllus arcotus Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus argutus Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus ceylonensis Smit, 1953
Nosopsyllus nilgiriensis Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus punensis Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus tamilanus Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus vauceli Klein, 1963
Smitipsylla prodigiosa Smit, 1975

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

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratophyllinae
Dampf, 1908
6
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDactylopsyllinae
Jordan, 1929
1
1
Genus
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