Checklist of Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
for North America (America)
Class
| Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects | 1132
30009
212597 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects | 1126
29956
212492 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraclass
| Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects | 1034
29487
210126 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects | 579
23557
175957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies | 25
152
768 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas | 10
122
608 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for North America
10 Families width 608 Species and 171 Subspecies | Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 | Bird Fleas | 273 | Species | Taxom | | Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 1915 | | 130 | Species | Taxom | | Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904 | Insectivore fleas | 65 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907 | Bat fleas | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915 | Bird fleas | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 | Cat fleas | 50 | Species | Taxom | | Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 1939 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909 | Marsupial fleas | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Stivaliidae Mardon, 1978 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889 | Carnivore fleas | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in North America
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