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Checklist for Family Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 (Cat fleas)
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
635
8967
31661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
631
8956
31644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8844
31420
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
391
7022
25972
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
13
26
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
19
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
4 Genera with 7 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19252SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
7 Species
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla vexabilis Jordan, 1925Australian rat flea

Subnodes of Pulicidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyPulicinae
Billberg, 1820
4
7
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