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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
696
12064
41018
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
693
12055
41003
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
664
11905
40649
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
434
9807
35125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
16
34
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
11
27
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan
11 Families width 41 Species and 6 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889Carnivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas8SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191511SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas6SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas4SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Japan
27 Genera with 41 Species
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Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Atyphloceras Jordan & Rot..., 19541SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsylla Kohaul, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Medwayella Traub, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Metapsylla Kuwayama, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Monopsyllus Kolenati, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Neopsylla Wagner, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 04SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxopsyllus Miyajima & K..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19564SpeciesTaxom
Stenoponia Jordan & Rot..., 19591SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
41 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Atyphloceras shogakii Jameson & Sa..., 1954
Ceratophyllus hagoromo Jameson & Sa..., 1959
Chaetopsylla jamesoni Sakaguti, 1958
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus dolichus dolichus Rothschild, 1913
Dinopsyllus ellobius abaris Jordan, 1930
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Hectopsylla stomis Jordan, 1925
Hystrichopsylla ozeana Nakagawa & S..., 1959
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Medwayella phangi tana Traub, 1972
Metapsylla nigra Kuwayama, 1908
Metapsylla uei Miyatake, 1963
Monopsyllus anisus Rothschild, 1907
Neopsylla sasai Jameson & Ku..., 1953
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nycteridopsylla nipopo Sakaguti & J..., 1959
Palaeopsylla miyama Sakaguti & J..., 1959
Palaeopsylla mogura Sakaguti & J..., 1960
Palaeopsylla nippon Jameson & Ku..., 1953
Palaeopsylla nipponica
Paradoxopsyllus curvispinus Miyajima & K..., 1909
Peromyscopsylla hamifer Rothschild, 1906
Peromyscopsylla ino Nakagawa & S..., 1959
Peromyscopsylla segregata Sakaguti & J..., 1959
Peromyscopsylla udagawai Sakaguti & J..., 1959
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Rhadinopsylla alphabetica Jameson & Sa..., 1959
Rhadinopsylla attenuata Jameson & Sa..., 1954
Rhadinopsylla biloba Jameson & Sa..., 1959
Rhadinopsylla japonica Sakaguti & J..., 1956
Stenoponia tokudai Sakaguti & J..., 1959
Stivalius aestivalis
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xiphiopsylla apriona Jordan & Rot..., 1913

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Japan
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
4
9
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
8
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
8
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
2
2
Families
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