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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
420
3273
6617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
418
3269
6613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
397
3198
6446
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
286
2586
5175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
6
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iowa
6 Families width 9 Species
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iowa
8 Genera with 9 Species
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Foxella Wagner, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Papuapsylla Holland, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 0Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iowa
9 Species
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Foxella (Foxella) ignota Baker, 1895
Oropsylla (Opisocrostis) bruneri Baker, 1895
Papuapsylla zenoa Mardon, 1976
Peromyscopsylla scotti I.Fox, 1939
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex bruneri Baker, 1895
Pulex ignotus

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Iowa
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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