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Checklist for Family Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 (Bird Fleas)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
26
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ceratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ceratophylloidea
Dampf, 1908
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908
Bird Fleas, Rodent fleas
8
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Texas
8 Genera with 11 Species
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetis Jordan, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetoides Augustson, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 19441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
11 Species
Ceratophyllus coahuilensis Eads, 1956
Dactylopsylla bluei C.Fox, 1909
Dactylopsylla digitenua Prince & Stark, 1951
Dactylopsylla percernis Eads & Menzies, 1949
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Orchopeas howardi Baker, 1895Grey squirrel flea
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Oropsylla idahoensis Baker, 1904
Pleochaetis exilis Jordan, 1937
Pleochaetoides bullisi Augustson, 1944
Thrassis brennani Augustson, 1944

Subnodes of Ceratophyllidae with occurrences in Texas
SubfamilyCeratophyllinae
Dampf, 1908
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDactylopsyllinae
Jordan, 1929
1
3
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