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Checklist for Family Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 (Cat fleas)
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
647
11006
52621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
643
10985
52537
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
613
10885
52243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
409
8889
45652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
12
44
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
39
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
9
10
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
9
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
9 Genera with 10 Species
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalus Kolenati, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Euhoplopsyllus Ewing, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19233SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
10 Species and 4 Subspecies
Archaeopsylla erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Echidnophaga murina Tiraboschi, 1903
Euhoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Euhoplopsyllus glacialis affinis Baker, 1904
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cheopis cheopis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903
Xenopsylla gratiosa Jordan & Rot..., 1923

Subnodes of Pulicidae with occurrences in Italy
SubfamilyArchaeopsyllinae
Oudemans, 1909
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHectopsyllinae
Frauenfeld, 1860
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPulicinae
Billberg, 1820
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilySpilopsyllinae
Oudemans, 1909
1
1
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