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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
554
5452
12530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
553
5449
12526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
525
5347
12273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
355
4526
10429
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
15
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pennsylvania
5 Families width 9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pennsylvania
8 Genera with 9 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pennsylvania
9 Species and 1 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Cediopsylla simplex Baker, 1895
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Lagaropsylla idae Smit, 1957
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Pennsylvania
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
4
4
Families
Genera
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