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Checklist of Family Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 (Cat fleas)
for Continents


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
2109
116061
1221557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
2100
115859
1220540
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
1811
113709
1208758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
928
84435
1006159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
63
580
4081
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
19
286
2331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
6
55
433
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
37
233
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
37
233
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
37 Genera with 233 Species
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Actenopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19231SpeciesTaxom
Alaopsylla Jordan, 19094SpeciesTaxom
Aphropsylla Jordan, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 19115SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 19676SpeciesTaxom
Cedispsylla1SpeciesTaxom
Centetipsylla Jordan, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1907Cat and Dog Fleas16SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalus Kolenati, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Delopsylla Jordan, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 196727SpeciesTaxom
Eospilopsyllus Beaucournu &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Eospilopteron Cockerell, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Euchoplopsyllus Ewing, 19509SpeciesTaxom
Euhophopsyllus1SpeciesTaxom
Euhoplopsyllus Ewing, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 192912SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopsyllus Baker, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Maxilliopsylla Schreiter & ..., 19271SpeciesTaxom
Metapsylla Kuwayama, 19636SpeciesTaxom
Moeopsylla Rothschild, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Neotunga Smit, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Nesolagobius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Ornithopsylla Rothschild, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Parapulex Wagner, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19256SpeciesTaxom
Phacopsylla Beaucournu &..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Procaviopsylla Jordan, 19368SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1778Human Fleas29SpeciesTaxom
Pulicella Smit, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsyllus Haller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18954SpeciesTaxom
Synopsyllus Wagner & Rou..., 19625SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 19088SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 19279SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 196393SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
233 Species and 38 Subspecies
Actenopsylla suavis Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Alaopsylla murinus (Tiraboschi, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Alaopsylla pachyuromyidis (Glinkiewicz, 1907)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Alaopsylla philippinensis (Herzog, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Alaopsylla tripolitanus (Fulmek, 1909)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Aphropsylla conversa Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Aphropsylla wollastoni Rothschild, 1908
Archaeopsylla erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei maura Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Archaeopsylla sinensis Jordan & Rot..., 1911
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Cediopsylla inaequalis Baker, 1895
Cediopsylla inaequalis inaequalis Baker, 1895
Cediopsylla inaequalis interrupta Jordan, 1925
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Cediopsylla spillmanni Jordan, 1930
Cediopsylla tepolita Barrera, 1967
Cedispsylla simplex
Centetipsylla madagascariensis Rothschild, 1900
Ctenocephalides arabicus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides brygooi Beaucournu, 1975
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides chabaudi Beaucournu &..., 1982
Ctenocephalides connatus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides crataepus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides craterus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis damarensis Jordan, 1936
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides grenieri Beaucournu &..., 1995
Ctenocephalides orientis Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides paradoxuri Wagner, 1936
Ctenocephalides rosmarus Rothschild, 1907
Ctenocephalus canis (Dugès, 1832)⇒ Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826
Ctenocephalus novemdentatus (Kolenati, 1859)⇒ Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826
Delopsylla crassipes Jordan, 1926
Echidnophaga aethiops Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga ambulans Olliff, 1886
Echidnophaga ambulans ambulans Olliff, 1886
Echidnophaga ambulans inepta M.Rothschild, 1936
Echidnophaga aranka M.Rothschild, 1936
Echidnophaga bradyta Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga calabyi Mardon & Dunnet, 1971
Echidnophaga cornuta Wagner, 1936
Echidnophaga eyrei Mardon & Dunnet, 1971
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga gallinaceus Westwood, 1875
Echidnophaga iberica Ribeiro, Luc..., 1994
Echidnophaga larina Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga liopus Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga macronychia Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga murina Tiraboschi, 1903
Echidnophaga myrmecobii Rothschild, 1909Rabbit stickfast flea
Echidnophaga ochotona Li Kuei-chen, 1957
Echidnophaga octotricha Mardon & Dunnet, 1971
Echidnophaga oschanini Wagner, 1930
Echidnophaga perilis Jordan, 1925Rabbit Stickfast Flea
Echidnophaga popovi Ioff & Argyr..., 1934
Echidnophaga suricatta Hastriter, 2000
Echidnophaga tarda Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga tenerifensis Gil Collado,..., 1982
Echidnophaga tiscadaea Smit, 1967
Eospilopsyllus kobberti J. C. Beauco..., 2012
Eospilopteron ornatum T. D. A. Coc..., 1915
Euchoplopsyllus andensis Jordan, 1933
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis affinis Baker, 1904
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis exoticus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis foxi Ewing, 1924
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis lynx Baker, 1904
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis profugus Jordan, 1925
Euchoplopsyllus manconis Jordan, 1950
Euhophopsyllus lynx
Euhoplopsyllus affinis Baker, 1904
Euhoplopsyllus foxi Ewing, 1924
Euhoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Euhoplopsyllus glacialis affinis Baker, 1904
Euhoplopsyllus lynx Baker, 1904
Hectopsylla broscus Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Hectopsylla coniger Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Hectopsylla eskeyi Jordan, 1933
Hectopsylla gemina Jordan, 1939
Hectopsylla gracilis Mahnert, 1982
Hectopsylla knighti Traub & Gammons, 1950
Hectopsylla pascuali Beaucournu &..., 1990
Hectopsylla psitacii Frauenfeld, 1860
Hectopsylla psittaci Von Frauenfeld, 1860Flea
Hectopsylla stomis Jordan, 1925
Hectopsylla suarezi C.Fox, 1929
Hoplopsyllus anomalus Baker, 1904
Hoplopsyllus pectinatus Barrera, 1967
Maxilliopsylla lilloi (Schreiter & ..., 1927)⇒ Rhynchopsyllus pulex Haller, 1880
Metapsylla acaciae Yang & Li, 1982
Metapsylla granulosa Yu, 1956
Metapsylla marginata Kuwayama, 1908
Metapsylla meliae Yang & Li, 1982
Metapsylla nigra Kuwayama, 1908
Metapsylla uei Miyatake, 1963
Moeopsylla sjoestedti Rothschild, 1908
Neotunga euloidea Smit, 1962
Neotunga inexpectata Smit, 1950
Nesolagobius callosus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Ornithopsylla laetitiae Rothschild, 1908A seabird nest flea
Parapulex chephrenis Rothschild, 1903
Parapulex echinatus Smit, 1956
Pariodontis riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Pariodontis riggenbachi riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Pariodontis riggenbachi turkestanica Dubinin, 1947
Pariodontis riggenbachi wernecki Costa Lima, 1940
Pariodontis riggenbachi yunnanensis Li Kueicen &..., 1986
Pariodontis subjugis Jordan, 1925
Phacopsylla inexpecta
Procaviopsylla angolensis Jordan, 1925
Procaviopsylla creusae Rothschild, 1904
Procaviopsylla divergens Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Procaviopsylla isidis Rothschild, 1903
Procaviopsylla procaviae C.Fox, 1914
Procaviopsylla spinifex Jordan, 1936
Procaviopsylla spinifex cabrali Ribeiro, 1975
Procaviopsylla spinifex spinifex Jordan, 1936
Pulex (Juxtapulex) alvarezi Barrera, 1955
Pulex (Juxtapulex) echidnophagoides Wagner, 1933
Pulex (Juxtapulex) porcinus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) larimerius R. E. Lewis, 1997
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pulex arizonensis
Pulex brasiliensis (Baker, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904
Pulex bruneri Baker, 1895
Pulex coloradensis
Pulex conepati (Cunha, 1914)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pulex divisus
Pulex dugesii (Baker, 1899)⇒ Pulex simulans Baker, 1895
Pulex felis Bouche, 1835
Pulex gillettei Baker, 1895
Pulex grossiventris
Pulex hirsutus
Pulex howardi Baker, 1895
Pulex ignotus
Pulex keeni Baker, 1896
Pulex lutzii
Pulex montanus
Pulex multispinsus
Pulex orientalis (Kishida, 1939)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pulex penicilliger Grube, 1851
Pulex sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Pulex vulgaris (De Geer, 1778)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pulicella aenigma Lewis & Chee..., 1988
Pulicella macrotheca Smit, 1964
Rhynchopsyllus pulex Haller, 1880
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Spilopsyllus inaequalis Baker, 1895
Spilopsyllus simplex Baker, 1895
Synopsyllus estradei Klein, 1964
Synopsyllus fonquernii Wagner & Rou..., 1932
Synopsyllus girardi Klein, 1966
Synopsyllus robici Klein, 1966
Synopsyllus smiti Lumaret, 1962
Synosternus burtoni Marcus & De ..., 1960
Synosternus caffer Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Synosternus cleopatrae Rothschild, 1903
Synosternus cleopatrae cleopatrae Rothschild, 1903
Synosternus longispinus Wagner, 1893
Synosternus pallidus Taschenberg, 1880
Synosternus robustus Murzakhmetova, 1969
Synosternus somolicus Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Tunga bondari Wagner, 1932
Tunga caecata Enderlein, 1901
Tunga caecigena Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Tunga callida Li Kuei-chen..., 1957
Tunga libis Smit, 1962
Tunga monositus Barnes & Rad..., 1969
Tunga terasma Jordan, 1937
Tunga travassosi Pinto & Dreyfus, 1927
Xenopsylla acomydis Peus, 1977
Xenopsylla aequisetosa Enderlein, 1901
Xenopsylla angolensis Ribeiro, 1975
Xenopsylla astia Rothschild, 1911
Xenopsylla australiaca Mardon & Dunnet, 1971
Xenopsylla bantorum Jordan, 1938
Xenopsylla bechuanae De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla blanci Smit, 1957
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla buxtoni Jordan, 1949
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cheopis cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla conformis Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla conformis conformis Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla conformis dipodis Ioff, 1953
Xenopsylla conformis mycerini Rothschild, 1904
Xenopsylla coppensi Beaucournu, ..., 1970
Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla crinita Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Xenopsylla cryptonella De Meillon &..., 1954
Xenopsylla cuisancei Beaucournu &..., 1991
Xenopsylla cunicularis Smit, 1957Spanish rabbit flea
Xenopsylla davisi De Meillon, 1940
Xenopsylla debilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla demeilloni Haeselbarth, 1964
Xenopsylla difficilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla dipodilli Smit, 1960
Xenopsylla eridos (Rothschild, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla erilli Rothschild, 1904
Xenopsylla frayi De Meillon, 1937
Xenopsylla geldenhuysi De Meillon, 1949
Xenopsylla georychi C.Fox, 1914
Xenopsylla gerbilli Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla gerbilli caspica Ioff, 1950
Xenopsylla gerbilli gerbilli Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla gerbilli minax Jordan, 1926
Xenopsylla graingeri Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla gratiosa Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Xenopsylla guancha Beaucournu, ..., 1989
Xenopsylla hamula (Jordan, 1925)⇒ Xenopsylla cornigera Smit, 1956
Xenopsylla hipponax De Meillon, 1942
Xenopsylla hirsuta Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla hirsuta hirsuta Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla hirsuta multisetosa (Haeselbarth, 1964)⇒ Xenopsylla hirsuta hirsuta Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla hirsuta placidia De Meillon &..., 1951
Xenopsylla hirtipes Rothschild, 1913
Xenopsylla humilis Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla hussaini Sharif, 1930
Xenopsylla jorgei Ribeiro, 1975
Xenopsylla lobengulai De Meillon, 1930
Xenopsylla magdalinae Ioff, 1935
Xenopsylla morgandaviesi Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla moucheti Smit, 1958
Xenopsylla mulleri De Meillon, 1947
Xenopsylla nesiotes Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla nesokiae Ioff, 1946
Xenopsylla nilotica Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla nuttalli Ioff, 1930
Xenopsylla occidentalis De Meillon, 1938
Xenopsylla papuensis Jordan, 1933
Xenopsylla persica Ioff, 1946
Xenopsylla pestanai Ribeiro, 1975
Xenopsylla petteri Lumaret, 1962
Xenopsylla philoxera Hopkins, 1949
Xenopsylla phyllomae De Meillon, 1934
Xenopsylla piriei Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla ramensis Rothschild, 1904
Xenopsylla ramesis Rothschild, 1904
Xenopsylla raybouldi Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla regis Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla robertsi (Jordan, 1936)⇒ Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963
Xenopsylla sarodes Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla sarodes manyarensis Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla sarodes sarodes Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla sarodes serengetiensis Hubbard, 1963
Xenopsylla scopulifer Rothschild, 1905
Xenopsylla silvai Ribeiro, 1975
Xenopsylla skrjabini Ioff, 1930
Xenopsylla sulcata Ingram, 1928
Xenopsylla syngenis Jordan, 1937
Xenopsylla tanganyikensis Marcus, De M..., 1960
Xenopsylla taractes Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Xenopsylla tarimensis Yu Xin & Wan..., 1979
Xenopsylla torta Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla trifaria De Meillon, 1930
Xenopsylla trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla trispinis tenuis Beaucournu &..., 1990
Xenopsylla trispinis trispinis Waterston, 1911
Xenopsylla versuta Jordan, 1925
Xenopsylla vexabilis Jordan, 1925Australian rat flea
Xenopsylla zumpti Haeselbarth, 1963

Subnodes of Pulicidae with occurrences in Continents
SubfamilyArchaeopsyllinae
Oudemans, 1909
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyHectopsyllinae
Frauenfeld, 1860
2
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMoeopsyllinae
Cheetham, 1988
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPulicinae
Billberg, 1820
7
145
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilySpilopsyllinae
Oudemans, 1909
7
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyTunginae
Fox, 1925
3
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyXenopsyllinae
Glinkiewicz, 1907
6
24
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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