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Checklist for Family Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 (Cat fleas)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
16
34
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
11
27
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
6
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
6 Genera with 8 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Metapsylla Kuwayama, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Hectopsylla stomis Jordan, 1925
Metapsylla nigra Kuwayama, 1908
Metapsylla uei Miyatake, 1963
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Pulicidae with occurrences in Japan
SubfamilyHectopsyllinae
Frauenfeld, 1860
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPulicinae
Billberg, 1820
4
5
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