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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Nearctic (Ecozones)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
710
14615
110890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
705
14586
110836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
679
14388
109553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
443
11556
91607
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
14
91
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
81
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nearctic
9 Families width 336 Species
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas147SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191587SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmitdae3SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas42SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas11SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas18SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas19SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889Carnivore fleas6SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Nearctic
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
40
176
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
25
129
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
14
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCtenophthalmitdae
2
3
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