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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Illinois (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
611
5949
13945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
608
5944
13941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
568
5782
13587
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
4710
11165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
11
19
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Illinois
7 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Illinois
13 Genera with 16 Species
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Epitedia Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Odontopsyllus Baker, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Papuapsylla Holland, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Illinois
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) idius Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) vison (Hubbard, 1954)⇒ Monopsyllus vison Baker, 1904
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Epitedia wenmanni Rothschild, 1904
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Myodopsylla insignis Rothschild, 1903
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Odontopsyllus multispinosus Baker, 1898
Opisodasys pseudarctomys Baker, 1904
Orchopeas caedens Jordan, 1925
Orchopeas leucopus Baker, 1904
Papuapsylla zenoa Mardon, 1976
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Illinois
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
7
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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