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Checklist for Family Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 (Cat fleas)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
758
16427
71407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
755
16419
71389
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
702
16115
70324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
413
12496
58285
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
48
121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
39
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
11
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
8
16
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
8
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
6 Genera with 16 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 0Human Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsyllus Haller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
16 Species
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Hectopsylla psittaci Von Frauenfeld, 1860Flea
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex brasiliensis (Baker, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904
Pulex lutzii
Rhynchopsyllus pulex Haller, 1880
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Tunga bondari Wagner, 1932
Tunga caecata Enderlein, 1901
Tunga terasma Jordan, 1937
Tunga travassosi Pinto & Dreyfus, 1927
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Pulicidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyHectopsyllinae
Frauenfeld, 1860
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPulicinae
Billberg, 1820
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTunginae
Fox, 1925
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pulicidae at artfakta.se
Pulicidae at dyntaxa.se
Pulicidae at gbif.org
Pulicidae at irmng.org
Pulicidae at itis.gov