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Checklist for Superfamily Ceratophylloidea Dampf, 1908
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
21
98
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
10
75
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ceratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
24
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ceratophylloidea
Dampf, 1908
3
24
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
3 Families width 61 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas16SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas42SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
24 Genera with 61 Species
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Alectopsylla Mahnert, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Callopsylla Wagner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18665SpeciesTaxom
Citrine1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 192911SpeciesTaxom
Foxella Wagner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Frontopsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Hormopsylla Rothschild, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Jellisonia Traub, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Kohlsia Traub, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19038SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 195410SpeciesTaxom
Ptilopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19213SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildopsylla Guimaraes, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Sternopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19573SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
61 Species and 14 Subspecies
Alectopsylla unisetosa Mahnert, 1976
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Callopsylla (Orneacus) waterstoni (Jordan, 1925)⇒ Callopsylla watersoni Jordan, 1925
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Ceratophyllus gilvus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Ceratophyllus titicacensis Boheman, 1866
Citrine forktail Say, 1839
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Dactylopsylla megasoma Barrera, 1953
Dasypsyllus (Avesopsylla) lasius Rothschild, 1909
Dasypsyllus lasius lasius Rothschild, 1909
Dasypsyllus lasius venezuelensis I.Fox & Anduze, 1947
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Dasypsyllus gallinulae perpinnatus Baker, 1904
Dasypsyllus aemulus Jordan, 1933
Dasypsyllus araucanus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Dasypsyllus comatus Jordan, 1933
Dasypsyllus cteniopus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Dasypsyllus plumosissimus Smit, 1976
Dasypsyllus stejnegeri Jordan, 1929
Foxella (Afoxella) macgregori Barrera, 1953
Frontopsylla (Orfrontia) laeta Jordan & Rot..., 1920A bird flea
Hormopsylla cryptica Tipton & Mac..., 1972
Hormopsylla egena Jordan, 1950
Hormopsylla fosteri Rothschild, 1903
Hormopsylla trux Jordan, 1950
Jellisonia breviloba Traub, 1950
Jellisonia ironsi Eads, 1947
Jellisonia klotsi Traub, 1944
Jellisonia mexicana Ponce, 1989
Jellisonia wisemani Eads, 1951
Kohlsia campaniger Jordan, 1931
Kohlsia falcata Mendez & Han..., 1975
Kohlsia pelaezi Barrera, 1956
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Myodopsylla collinsi Kohls, 1937
Myodopsylla gentilis Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Myodopsylla isidori Weyenbergh, 1881
Myodopsylla setosa Johnson, 1956
Myodopsylla tropica Mendez & Lemke, 1979
Myodopsylla wolffsohni Rothschild, 1903
Myodopsylla wolffsohni salvasis Jordan, 1931
Myodopsylla wolffsohni wolffsohni Rothschild, 1903
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londiniensis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Nosopsyllus londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Nycteridopsylla ancyluris ancyluris Jordan, 1942
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Orchopeas neotomae (Augustson, 1943)⇒ Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Oropsylla (Diamanus) montana Baker, 1895
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Pleochaetis mundus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Pleochaetis paramundus Traub, 1950
Plusaetis apollinaris Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Plusaetis aztecus Barrera, 1954
Plusaetis dolens Jordan & Rot..., 1914
Plusaetis dolens quitanus Jordan, 1931
Plusaetis equatoris Jordan, 1933
Plusaetis mathesoni Traub, 1950
Plusaetis parus Traub, 1950
Plusaetis ponsi Barrera, 1955
Plusaetis sibynus Jordan, 1925
Plusaetis smiti Johnson, 1954
Ptilopsylla leptina Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Ptilopsylla leptina dunni Kohls, 1942
Ptilopsylla leptina leptina Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Rothschildopsylla noctilionis Costa Lima, 1920
Sternopsylla distincta Rothschild, 1903
Sternopsylla distincta distincta Rothschild, 1903
Sternopsylla distincta speciosa Johnson, 1957

Subnodes of Ceratophylloidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyCeratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908
Bird Fleas, Rodent fleas
14
42
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyIschnopsyllidae
Wahlgren, 1907
Bat fleas
7
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLeptopsyllidae
Rothschild & Jordan, 1915
Bird fleas, Mouse Fleas, Rabbit fleas
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ceratophylloidea at artfakta.se
Ceratophylloidea at dyntaxa.se