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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
928
21139
104473
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
924
21108
104403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
874
20837
103684
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
530
15898
85805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
29
93
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
11
43
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Australia
11 Families width 102 Species and 18 Subspecies
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 193936SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas9SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 19288SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas20SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Macropsyllidae Oudemans, 19093SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19785SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Australia
42 Genera with 102 Species
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Acanthopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 190414SpeciesTaxom
Acedestia Jordan, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Austropsylla Holland, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Bibikovana Traub, 19719SpeciesTaxom
Bradiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Choristopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19004SpeciesTaxom
Coorilla Dunnet & Mardon, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Coronapsylla Traub & Dunnet, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 192513SpeciesTaxom
Geohollandia Mardon & Dunnet, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Glaciopsyllus Smit & Dunnet, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hoogstraalia Traub, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Idilla Smit, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19543SpeciesTaxom
Listropsylla Rothschild, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lycopsylla Rothschild, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Macropsylla Rothschild, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Metastivalius Holland, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Notiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18802SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxopsyllus Miyajima & K..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Parapsyllus Enderlein, 19424SpeciesTaxom
Parastivalius Holland, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Porribius Jordan, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Serendipsylla Smit, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircus Skuse, 19059SpeciesTaxom
Stephanopsylla Rothschild, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Uropsylla Rothschild, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Wurunjerria Mardon & Dunnet, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19255SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
102 Species and 18 Subspecies
Acanthopsylla dunneti Holland, 1971
Acanthopsylla franklinensis M.Rothschild, 1936
Acanthopsylla jordani Mardon, 1973
Acanthopsylla pavida Rothschild, 1916
Acanthopsylla rectangulata Holland, 1971
Acanthopsylla rothschildi Rainbow, 1905
Acanthopsylla rothschildi multidentata Holland, 1971
Acanthopsylla rothschildi nereis Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Acanthopsylla rothschildi rothschildi Rainbow, 1905
Acanthopsylla saphes Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Acanthopsylla scintilla M.Rothschild, 1936
Acanthopsylla scintilla scintilla M.Rothschild, 1936
Acanthopsylla scintilla tasmanica Holland, 1971
Acanthopsylla woodwardi Rothschild, 1904
Acedestia chera Jordan, 1937
Aetheca wagneri ophidius (Jordan, 1929)⇒ Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Austropsylla brevipecten Holland, 1971
Bibikovana arcuata Holland, 1971
Bibikovana colossa Rothschild, 1906
Bibikovana colossus Rothschild, 1906
Bibikovana gravis Rothschild, 1908
Bibikovana iridis Holland, 1971
Bibikovana rainbowi Rothschild, 1908
Bibikovana rainbowi inusitata Mardon & All..., 1982
Bibikovana rainbowi rainbowi Rothschild, 1908
Bibikovana sinuata Holland, 1971
Bradiopsylla echidnae Denny, 1843Echidna flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Choristopsylla leptophallus Mardon, 1977
Choristopsylla ochi Rothschild, 1904
Choristopsylla thomasi Rothschild, 1904
Choristopsylla tristis Rothschild, 1900
Coorilla allisoni Mardon, 1986
Coorilla longictena Dunnet & Mardon, 1973
Coorilla similis Mardon & All..., 1978
Coronapsylla jarvisi Rothschild, 1908
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Echidnophaga ambulans Olliff, 1886
Echidnophaga ambulans ambulans Olliff, 1886
Echidnophaga ambulans inepta M.Rothschild, 1936
Echidnophaga aranka M.Rothschild, 1936
Echidnophaga calabyi Mardon & Dunnet, 1971
Echidnophaga cornuta Wagner, 1936
Echidnophaga eyrei Mardon & Dunnet, 1971
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Echidnophaga liopus Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga macronychia Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Echidnophaga myrmecobii Rothschild, 1909Rabbit stickfast flea
Echidnophaga octotricha Mardon & Dunnet, 1971
Echidnophaga perilis Jordan, 1925Rabbit Stickfast Flea
Geohollandia solida Rothschild, 1916
Glaciopsyllus antarcticus Smit & Dunnet, 1962Antarctic bird flea
Hoogstraalia vandiemeni Smit, 1958
Idilla caelebs Smit, 1957
Lagaropsylla mera Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Leptopsylla taschenbergi cressida Peus, 1954
Listropsylla chelura chelura Rothschild, 1913
Lycopsylla lasiorhini Mardon & Dunnet, 1971
Lycopsylla nova Rothschild, 1904
Macropsylla hercules Rothschild, 1905
Macropsylla novaehollandiae Hastriter, 2002
Metastivalius molestus Jordan, 1936
Metastivalius rectus Jordan & Rot..., 1911
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londinensis Rothschild, 1903English rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londiniensis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Nosopsyllus londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Notiopsylla enciari Smit, 1957
Notiopsylla kerguelensis Taschenberg, 1880Kerguelen bird flea
Opisodasys keeni Baker, 1896
Opisodasys vesperalis Jordan, 1929
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Paradoxopsyllus stenotus Liu Chiying,..., 1986
Parapsyllus australiacus Rothschild, 1909
Parapsyllus cardinis Dunnet, 1961
Parapsyllus magellanicus Jordan, 1938
Parapsyllus taylori Jordan, 1942
Parastivalius novaeguinae Rothschild, 1904
Parastivalius novaeguineae Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Porribius bathyllus M.Rothschild, 1936
Porribius caminae Rothschild, 1903
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla hilli Rothschild, 1904
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Pygiopsylla iridis (Holland, 1971)⇒ Bibikovana iridis Holland, 1971
Pygiopsylla phiola Smit, 1979Northern kiore flea
Pygiopsylla tunneyi Mardon & Dunnet, 1972
Pygiopsylla zethi Rothschild, 1904
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) isacantha Rothschild, 1907A mammal flea
Serendipsylla marshalli Smit, 1975
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Stephanocircus concinnus Rothschild, 1916
Stephanocircus dasyuri Skuse, 1893
Stephanocircus domrowi Traub & Dunnet, 1973
Stephanocircus greeni Traub & Dunnet, 1973
Stephanocircus greeni greeni Traub & Dunnet, 1973
Stephanocircus greeni tasmanica Traub & Dunnet, 1973
Stephanocircus harrisoni Traub & Dunnet, 1973
Stephanocircus pectinipes Rothschild, 1915
Stephanocircus simsoni Rothschild, 1905
Stephanopsylla thomasi Rothschild, 1903
Uropsylla tasmanica Rothschild, 1905
Wurunjerria warnekei Mardon & Dunnet, 1972
Xenopsylla australiaca Mardon & Dunnet, 1971
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla cunicularis Smit, 1957Spanish rabbit flea
Xenopsylla nesiotes Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Xenopsylla vexabilis Jordan, 1925Australian rat flea

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Australia
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
12
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
4
8
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
7
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
15
41
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Siphonaptera at artfakta.se
Siphonaptera at dyntaxa.se
Siphonaptera at gbif.org
Siphonaptera at irmng.org
Siphonaptera at itis.gov