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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
16634
69910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
706
16624
69896
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
676
16402
69012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
408
13022
57717
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
35
124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
28
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
8 Families width 49 Species and 16 Subspecies
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19154SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas20SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
28 Genera with 49 Species
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Adoratopsylla Ewing, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Baculomeris Smit, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Euchoplopsyllus Ewing, 19232SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hormopsylla Rothschild, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Jellisonia Traub, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Kohlsia Traub, 196110SpeciesTaxom
Listronius Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetis Jordan, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Plocopsylla Jordan, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19227SpeciesTaxom
Ptilopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19423SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 19085SpeciesTaxom
Sternopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19572SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Wenzella Traub, 19661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
49 Species and 16 Subspecies
Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) intermedia Wagner, 1901
Adoratopsylla intermedia copha Jordan, 1926
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Baculomeris altmani Tipton & Mendez, 1961
Ceratophyllus altus Tipton & Mendez, 1966
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Dasypsyllus (Avesopsylla) lasius Rothschild, 1909
Dasypsyllus lasius venezuelensis I.Fox & Anduze, 1947
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Dasypsyllus gallinulae perpinnatus Baker, 1904
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis exoticus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Hormopsylla kyriophila Tipton & Mendez, 1966
Jellisonia ironsi Eads, 1947
Jellisonia johnsonae Tipton & Mendez, 1961
Jellisonia painteri Hastriter & ..., 2003
Kohlsia azuerensis Tipton & Mendez, 1966
Kohlsia cora Traub, 1950
Kohlsia felteni Smit, 1958
Kohlsia gammonsi Traub, 1950
Kohlsia graphis Rothschild, 1909
Kohlsia graphis graphis Rothschild, 1909
Kohlsia keenani Tipton & Mendez, 1961
Kohlsia mojica Tipton & Mendez, 1966
Kohlsia tiptoni Mendez & Altman, 1960
Kohlsia traubi Tipton & Mendez, 1961
Listronius ulus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Pleochaetis mundus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Plocopsylla scotinomi Tipton & Mendez, 1966
Plusaetis equatoris Jordan, 1933
Plusaetis vermiformis Traub, 1950
Polygenis (Gephyropsylla) klagesi Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis klagesi samuelis Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) roberti Rothschild, 1905
Polygenis roberti beebei I.Fox, 1947
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Polygenis dunni Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Ptilopsylla dunni
Ptilopsylla leptina Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Ptilopsylla leptina dunni Kohls, 1942
Pulex (Juxtapulex) alvarezi Barrera, 1955
Pulex (Juxtapulex) echidnophagoides Wagner, 1933
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhopalopsyllus australis Rothschild, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus australis mesus Wagner, 1933
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris cryptoctenes Enderlein, 1912
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris lugubris Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Sternopsylla distincta Rothschild, 1903
Sternopsylla distincta speciosa Johnson, 1957
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Wenzella yunkeri Tipton & Mendez, 1966

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Central America
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
13
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
8
16
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