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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
657
12365
38331
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
653
12348
38295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
627
12188
37884
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
383
9584
30287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
23
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
7 Families width 24 Species and 10 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
19 Genera with 24 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19272SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalus Kolenati, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Eospilopsyllus Beaucournu &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hormopsylla Rothschild, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19229SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1997Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsyllus Haller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
24 Species and 10 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Ceratophyllus celsus apricus Jordan, 1929
Ceratophyllus bertholfi C.Fox, 1927
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Eospilopsyllus kobberti J. C. Beauco..., 2012
Hormopsylla cryptica Tipton & Mac..., 1972
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Polygenis (Gephyropsylla) klagesi Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis klagesi klagesi Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) peronis Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) roberti Rothschild, 1905
Polygenis roberti roberti Rothschild, 1905
Polygenis roberti tripopsis Guimaraes, 1948
Polygenis dunni Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Pulex (Pulex) larimerius R. E. Lewis, 1997
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhynchopsyllus pulex Haller, 1880
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Caribbean
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
10
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
2
Family
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