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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Greater Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
564
8134
21516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
561
8124
21499
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
540
8028
21287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
328
6275
16581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
18
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greater Antilles
6 Families width 14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greater Antilles
14 Genera with 14 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Eospilopsyllus Beaucournu &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hormopsylla Rothschild, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1997Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greater Antilles
14 Species and 4 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Ceratophyllus celsus apricus Jordan, 1929
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat 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
Pulex (Pulex) larimerius R. E. Lewis, 1997
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Greater Antilles
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
6
6
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