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Checklist of Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
for Colombia (Northern South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
603
10330
31790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
600
10323
31782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
567
10099
31117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
342
7710
24987
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
12
30
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
23
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombia
8 Families width 39 Species and 14 Subspecies
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 19287SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19393SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas13SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombia
23 Genera with 39 Species
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Adoratopsylla Ewing, 19264SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Cleopsylla Rothschild, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidiosomus Jordan, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Kohlsia Traub, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Neotyphloceras Rothschild, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Plocopsylla Jordan, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 197711SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 19237SpeciesTaxom
Scolopsyllus Mendez, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctopsylla Jordan, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Sternopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19572SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
39 Species and 14 Subspecies
Adoratopsylla (Adoratopsylla) antiquorum Rothschild, 1904
Adoratopsylla antiquorum discreta Jordan, 1926
Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) intermedia Wagner, 1901
Adoratopsylla intermedia copha Jordan, 1926
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Cleopsylla monticola Smit, 1953
Ctenidiosomus rex Johnson, 1957
Ctenidiosomus traubi Johnson, 1957
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Kohlsia falcata Mendez & Han..., 1975
Myodopsylla tropica Mendez & Lemke, 1979
Neotyphloceras rosenbergi Rothschild, 1904
Nycteridopsylla ancyluris ancyluris Jordan, 1942
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Plocopsylla nungui Schramm & Lewis, 1987
Plocopsylla phobos Jordan, 1931
Plocopsylla phyllisae Smit, 1953
Plocopsylla thor Johnson, 1957
Plusaetis apollinaris Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Polygenis (Gephyropsylla) klagesi Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis klagesi samuelis Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) roberti Rothschild, 1905
Polygenis roberti beebei I.Fox, 1947
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Polygenis caucensis Mendez, 1977
Polygenis delpontei Mendez, 1977
Polygenis hopkinsi Mendez, 1977
Polygenis trapidei
Polygenis trapidoi Mendez, 1977
Polygenis trapidoi trapidoi Mendez, 1977
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhopalopsyllus australis Rothschild, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus australis tamoyus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Rhopalopsyllus australis tupinus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris cryptoctenes Enderlein, 1912
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris lugubris Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Rhopalopsyllus saevus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Scolopsyllus colombianus Mendez, 1968
Sphinctopsylla diomedes Johnson, 1957
Sphinctopsylla tolmera Jordan, 1931
Sternopsylla distincta Rothschild, 1903
Sternopsylla distincta speciosa Johnson, 1957
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Colombia
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
6
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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