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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region San Jose (Costa Rica)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
401
4801
8044
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
400
4800
8043
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
377
4722
7920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
277
4151
7252
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
9
13
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for San Jose (Costa Rica)
7 Families width 10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19392SpeciesTaxom


Genera for San Jose (Costa Rica)
11 Genera with 10 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1826Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Jose (Costa Rica)
10 Species and 3 Subspecies
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Palaeopsylla soricis scobina Smit & Rosicky, 1965
Peromyscopsylla hesperomys adelpha Rothschild, 1915
Plusaetis equatoris Jordan, 1933
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in San Jose (Costa Rica)
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
2
2
Family
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