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Checklist of Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
for Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
829
24512
143232
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
826
24495
143194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
768
24090
141327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
450
18496
115944
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
14
58
200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
9
46
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
9 Families width 153 Species and 54 Subspecies
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191514SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas13SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas21SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 192824SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas60SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas12SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern South America
45 Genera with 153 Species
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Adoratopsylla Ewing, 014SpeciesTaxom
Agastopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19524SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Cleopsylla Rothschild, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Craneopsylla Rothschild, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Ctenidiosomus Jordan, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Delostichus Jordan, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Dinopsyllus Jordan & Rot..., 19301SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 193711SpeciesTaxom
Euchoplopsyllus Ewing, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Hormopsylla Rothschild, 19504SpeciesTaxom
Kohlsia Traub, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19035SpeciesTaxom
Neotyphloceras Rothschild, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Nonnapsylla Wagner, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Parapsyllus Enderlein, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Plocopsylla Jordan, 198713SpeciesTaxom
Plocopysylla1SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 197750SpeciesTaxom
Ptilopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19213SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 0Human Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 192316SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchopsyllus Haller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Rothschildopsylla Guimaraes, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Scolopsyllus Mendez, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Sphinctopsylla Jordan, 19314SpeciesTaxom
Sternopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19573SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tetrapsyllus Jordan, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Tiamastus Jordan, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Tiarapsylla Wagner, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 19276SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19032SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
153 Species and 54 Subspecies
Adoratopsylla (Adoratopsylla) antiquorum Rothschild, 1904
Adoratopsylla antiquorum antiquorum Rothschild, 1904
Adoratopsylla antiquorum discreta Jordan, 1926
Adoratopsylla antiquorum rara Tipton & Mac..., 1972
Adoratopsylla antiquorum recta Tipton & Mac..., 1972
Adoratopsylla antiquorum ronnai Guimaraes, 1954
Adoratopsylla (Adoratopsylla) bisetosa Ewing, 1925
Adoratopsylla (Adoratopsylla) dilecta Jordan, 1938
Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) intermedia Wagner, 1901
Adoratopsylla intermedia copha Jordan, 1926
Adoratopsylla intermedia intermedia Wagner, 1901
Adoratopsylla (Tritopsylla) sinuata Guimaraes, 1945
Adoratopsylla rara
Adoratopsylla recta
Agastopsylla hirsutior Traub, 1952
Agastopsylla nylota Traub, 1952
Agastopsylla nylota nylota Traub, 1952
Agastopsylla pearsoni Traub, 1952
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Cediopsylla spillmanni Jordan, 1930
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Ceratophyllus titicacensis Boheman, 1866
Cleopsylla monticola Smit, 1953
Cleopsylla townsendi Rothschild, 1914
Craneopsylla minerva Rothschild, 1903
Craneopsylla minerva minerva Rothschild, 1903
Ctenidiosomus perplexus Tipton & Mac..., 1972
Ctenidiosomus rex Johnson, 1957
Ctenidiosomus spillmanni Jordan, 1931
Ctenidiosomus traubi Johnson, 1957
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Dasypsyllus (Avesopsylla) lasius Rothschild, 1909
Dasypsyllus lasius venezuelensis I.Fox & Anduze, 1947
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Dasypsyllus gallinulae perpinnatus Baker, 1904
Dasypsyllus plumosissimus Smit, 1976
Dasypsyllus stejnegeri Jordan, 1929
Delostichus phyllotis Johnson, 1957
Delostichus xenurus Rothschild, 1914
Dinopsyllus ellobius abaris Jordan, 1930
Ectinorus (Ectinorus) alejoi Hastriter, 2002
Ectinorus (Ectinorus) hertigi Johnson, 1957
Ectinorus (Ectinorus) pearsoni Johnson, 1957
Ectinorus (Ectinorus) simonsi Rothschild, 1904
Ectinorus claviger Rothschild, 1914
Ectinorus disjugis Jordan, 1942
Ectinorus hecate Johnson, 1957
Ectinorus ineptus Johnson, 1957
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Ectinorus sentus Rothschild, 1914
Ectinorus viscachae Wagner, 1937
Euchoplopsyllus andensis Jordan, 1933
Euchoplopsyllus manconis Jordan, 1950
Hectopsylla coniger Jordan & Rot..., 1906
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Hectopsylla eskeyi Jordan, 1933
Hectopsylla psittaci Von Frauenfeld, 1860Flea
Hectopsylla suarezi C.Fox, 1929
Hormopsylla cryptica Tipton & Mac..., 1972
Hormopsylla egena Jordan, 1950
Hormopsylla fosteri Rothschild, 1903
Hormopsylla trux Jordan, 1950
Kohlsia campaniger Jordan, 1931
Kohlsia falcata Mendez & Han..., 1975
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Myodopsylla setosa Johnson, 1956
Myodopsylla tropica Mendez & Lemke, 1979
Myodopsylla wolffsohni Rothschild, 1903
Myodopsylla wolffsohni salvasis Jordan, 1931
Myodopsylla wolffsohni wolffsohni Rothschild, 1903
Neotyphloceras crassispina Rothschild, 1914
Neotyphloceras crassispina chilensis Jordan, 1936
Neotyphloceras crassispina crassispina Rothschild, 1914
Neotyphloceras crassispina hemisus Jordan, 1936
Neotyphloceras rosenbergi Rothschild, 1904
Nonnapsylla rothschildi Wagner, 1938
Nonnapsylla rothschildi rothschildi Wagner, 1938
Nonnapsylla rothschildi wagneri Johnson, 1957
Nycteridopsylla ancyluris ancyluris Jordan, 1942
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Parapsyllus cedei Smit, 1970
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Plocopsylla achilles Rothschild, 1911
Plocopsylla enderleini Wagner, 1933
Plocopsylla hector Jordan, 1931
Plocopsylla heros Jordan, 1933
Plocopsylla inti Johnson, 1957
Plocopsylla kilya Schramm & Lewis, 1987
Plocopsylla nungui Schramm & Lewis, 1987
Plocopsylla pallas Rothschild, 1914
Plocopsylla phobos Jordan, 1931
Plocopsylla phyllisae Smit, 1953
Plocopsylla thor Johnson, 1957
Plocopsylla ulysses Hopkins, 1951
Plocopsylla viracocha Schramm & Lewis, 1987
Plocopysylla nungui
Plusaetis apollinaris Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Plusaetis dolens Jordan & Rot..., 1914
Plusaetis dolens quitanus Jordan, 1931
Plusaetis equatoris Jordan, 1933
Plusaetis smiti Johnson, 1954
Polygenis (Gephyropsylla) klagesi Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis klagesi klagesi Rothschild, 1904
Polygenis klagesi rangeli Smit, 1987
Polygenis klagesi samuelis Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis puelche puelche (Del Ponte & ..., 1939)⇒ Polygenis puelche Del Ponte, 1963
Polygenis (Polygenis) atopus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Polygenis (Polygenis) axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis axius axius Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis axius pessoai Guimaraes, 1956
Polygenis (Polygenis) bohlsi Wagner, 1901
Polygenis bohlsi bohlsi Wagner, 1901
Polygenis bohlsi jordani Costa Lima, 1937
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) occidentalis Cunha, 1914
Polygenis occidentalis occidentalis Cunha, 1914
Polygenis occidentalis steganus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) peronis Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) platensis Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Polygenis platensis platensis Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Polygenis (Polygenis) pygaerus Wagner, 1937
Polygenis (Polygenis) rimatus Jordan, 1932
Polygenis (Polygenis) roberti Rothschild, 1905
Polygenis roberti beebei I.Fox, 1947
Polygenis roberti roberti Rothschild, 1905
Polygenis roberti tripopsis Guimaraes, 1948
Polygenis (Polygenis) tripus Jordan, 1933
Polygenis adelus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis ambersoni (Traub & Johnson, 1952)⇒ Polygenis dunni Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Polygenis caucensis Mendez, 1977
Polygenis delpontei Mendez, 1977
Polygenis dendrobius Wagner, 1939
Polygenis dunni Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Polygenis frustratus Johnson, 1957
Polygenis guimaraesi Linardi, 1978
Polygenis hopkinsi Mendez, 1977
Polygenis impavidus Johnson, 1957
Polygenis lakoi Guimaraes, 1948
Polygenis litus Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Polygenis lopesi Guimaraes & ..., 1993
Polygenis massoiai Del Ponte, 1967
Polygenis nitidus Johnson, 1957
Polygenis pradoi Wagner, 1937
Polygenis thurmani Johnson, 1957
Polygenis trapidei
Polygenis trapidoi Mendez, 1977
Polygenis trapidoi mendezi Smit, 1987
Polygenis trapidoi trapidoi Mendez, 1977
Ptilopsylla leptina Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Ptilopsylla leptina dunni Kohls, 1942
Ptilopsylla leptina leptina Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex brasiliensis (Baker, 1904)⇒ Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904
Pulex lutzii
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhopalopsyllus australis Rothschild, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus australis australis Rothschild, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus australis mesus Wagner, 1933
Rhopalopsyllus australis tamoyus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Rhopalopsyllus australis tupiniquinus Guimaraes, 1940
Rhopalopsyllus australis tupinus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Rhopalopsyllus cacicus Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Rhopalopsyllus crypturi Wagner, 1939
Rhopalopsyllus garbei Guimaraes, 1941
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris cryptoctenes Enderlein, 1912
Rhopalopsyllus lugubris lugubris Jordan & Rot..., 1908
Rhopalopsyllus lutzi Baker, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus lutzi lutzi Baker, 1904
Rhopalopsyllus saevus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Rhynchopsyllus pulex Haller, 1880
Rothschildopsylla noctilionis Costa Lima, 1920
Scolopsyllus colombianus Mendez, 1968
Sphinctopsylla diomedes Johnson, 1957
Sphinctopsylla inca Rothschild, 1914
Sphinctopsylla spillmanni Jordan, 1933
Sphinctopsylla tolmera Jordan, 1931
Sternopsylla distincta Rothschild, 1903
Sternopsylla distincta distincta Rothschild, 1903
Sternopsylla distincta speciosa Johnson, 1957
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Tetrapsyllus comis Jordan, 1931
Tetrapsyllus elutus Johnson, 1957
Tetrapsyllus tristis Johnson, 1957
Tiamastus cavicola Weyenbergh, 1881
Tiamastus deflatus Smit, 1987
Tiarapsylla bella Johnson, 1956
Tiarapsylla titschacki Wagner, 1937
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Tunga bondari Wagner, 1932
Tunga caecata Enderlein, 1901
Tunga libis Smit, 1962
Tunga terasma Jordan, 1937
Tunga travassosi Pinto & Dreyfus, 1927
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Northern South America
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
13
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
13
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
16
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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