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Checklist for Family Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 (Cat fleas)
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
8318
30598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
557
8313
30590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
533
8181
30271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
346
6695
26862
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
8
17
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
15
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
8
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
7
14
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
7
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Madagascar
7 Genera with 14 Species
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Centetipsylla Jordan, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1925Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Synopsyllus Wagner & Rou..., 19625SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19623SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Centetipsylla madagascariensis Rothschild, 1900
Ctenocephalides brygooi Beaucournu, 1975
Ctenocephalides felis strongylus Jordan, 1925
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Synopsyllus estradei Klein, 1964
Synopsyllus fonquernii Wagner & Rou..., 1932
Synopsyllus girardi Klein, 1966
Synopsyllus robici Klein, 1966
Synopsyllus smiti Lumaret, 1962
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla petteri Lumaret, 1962

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

Taxom

SubfamilyPulicinae
Billberg, 1820
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyXenopsyllinae
Glinkiewicz, 1907
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