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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Baltic region (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
558
5618
16806
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
555
5609
16792
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
529
5537
16633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
357
4531
14336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
11
26
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
19
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Baltic region
7 Families width 31 Species
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas12SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19157SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Baltic region
19 Genera with 31 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19027SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Doratopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopsylla Wagner, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Baltic region
31 Species
Amphipsylla rossica Wagner, 1912
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) farreni Rothschild, 1905A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) borealis Rothschild, 1906A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) garei Rothschild, 1902A bird flea
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) agyrtes Heller, 1896
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863A mole flea
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) assimilis Taschenberg, 1880
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) uncinatus Wagner, 1898
Doratopsylla dasycnema Rothschild, 1897A mammal flea
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Hystrichopsylla (Hystrichopsylla) talpae Curtis, 1826Mole flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) variabilis Wagner, 1898A bat flea
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Megabothris (Gebiella) turbidus Rothschild, 1909A Bank Vole/Wood Mouse flea
Megabothris (Megabothris) walkeri Rothschild, 1902A mammal flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Palaeopsylla dissimilis F. Peus, 1968
Peromyscopsylla bidentata Kolenati, 1863
Peromyscopsylla silvatica Meinert, 1896
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) integella Jordan & Rot..., 1921A mammal flea
Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata Kolenati, 1863A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Baltic region
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
8
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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