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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Santa Clara County (California, USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
314
1708
2171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
312
1706
2170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
300
1672
2106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1386
1764
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
5
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
4
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Santa Clara County
4 Families width 5 Species
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Santa Clara County
4 Genera with 5 Species
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Santa Clara County
5 Species
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Santa Clara County
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
1
2
Family
Genus
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