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Checklist for Family Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 (Cat 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
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
7
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
7
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for India
7 Genera with 11 Species
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1936Cat and Dog Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19402SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19302SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
11 Species and 2 Subspecies
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides orientis Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides paradoxuri Wagner, 1936
Pariodontis riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Pariodontis riggenbachi wernecki Costa Lima, 1940
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Synosternus pallidus Taschenberg, 1880
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Xenopsylla astia Rothschild, 1911
Xenopsylla hussaini Sharif, 1930

Subnodes of Pulicidae with occurrences in India
SubfamilyPulicinae
Billberg, 1820
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTunginae
Fox, 1925
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXenopsyllinae
Glinkiewicz, 1907
2
2
Genera
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