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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
11863
34633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
11859
34631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
579
11701
34157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
379
9752
30015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Costa Rica
7 Families width 21 Species and 9 Subspecies
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19153SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas7SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Costa Rica
17 Genera with 21 Species
Adoratopsylla Ewing, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Listronius Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19505SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1933Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 19124SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
21 Species and 9 Subspecies
Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) intermedia Wagner, 1901
Adoratopsylla intermedia copha Jordan, 1926
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Listronius ulus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Plusaetis equatoris Jordan, 1933
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
Pulex (Juxtapulex) alvarezi Barrera, 1955
Pulex (Juxtapulex) echidnophagoides Wagner, 1933
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
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Costa Rica
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
7
12
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