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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Scandinavia (North Europe)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
805
15523
74568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
800
15509
74545
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
756
15287
74011
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
490
12882
67015
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
19
77
167
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
8
57
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scandinavia
8 Families width 131 Species and 51 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas56SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas15SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191527SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889Carnivore fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas14SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scandinavia
56 Genera with 131 Species
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Aetheca thamba. Jordan, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Amalaraeus Ioff, 19113SpeciesTaxom
Amalareus Ioff, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Anomiopsyllus Baker, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Archaeopsylla Dampf, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Callopsylla Wagner, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Catallagia Rothschild, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Cediopsylla Jnrdall, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 195034SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsylla Kohaul, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Citellophilus Wagner, 01SpeciesTaxom
Corrodopsylla J.N.Wagner, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalus Kolenati, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 023SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Doratopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18972SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Euchoplopsyllus Ewing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Frontopsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopsyllus Baker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 18264SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 189811SpeciesTaxom
Jellisonia Traub, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18111SpeciesTaxom
Malaraeus Jordan, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Meringis Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Mioctenopsylla Rothschild, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Monopsyllus Kolenati, 18032SpeciesTaxom
Myodopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 18564SpeciesTaxom
Opisodasys Jordan, 19252SpeciesTaxom
Ornithopsylla Rothschild, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ornitophaga Mikulin, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 193013SpeciesTaxom
Paraceras Wagner, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetis Jordan, 19222SpeciesTaxom
Plusaetis Smit, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19234SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 18974SpeciesTaxom
Spilopsyllus Baker, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stenistomera Rothschild, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Stenoponia Jordan & Rot..., 19521SpeciesTaxom
Tarsopsylla Wagner, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Typhloceras Wagner, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
131 Species and 51 Subspecies
Aetheca wagneri Baker, 1904
Amalaraeus penicilliger Grube, 1851
Amalaraeus penicilliger mustelae Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Amalaraeus penicilliger pedias Rothschild, 1911
Amalareus penicilliger Grube, 1851
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Amphipsylla rossica Wagner, 1912
Amphipsylla sibirica Wagner, 1898
Amphipsylla sibirica sibirica Wagner, 1898
Anomiopsyllus nudatus Baker, 1898
Archaeopsylla erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Archaeopsylla erinacei erinacei Bouche, 1835Hedgehog Flea
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Callopsylla (Orneacus) waterstoni (Jordan, 1925)⇒ Callopsylla watersoni Jordan, 1925
Catallagia dacenkoi Ioff, 1940
Catallagia dacenkoi dacenkoi Ioff, 1940
Cediopsylla inaequalis Baker, 1895
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) affinis Nordberg, 1935
Ceratophyllus affinis affinis Nordberg, 1935
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) caliotes Jordan, 1937
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) delichoni Nordberg, 1935
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) enefdeae Ioff, 1950
Ceratophyllus enefdeae enefdeae Ioff, 1950
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) farreni Rothschild, 1905A bird flea
Ceratophyllus farreni farreni Rothschild, 1905
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) pullatus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rossitensis Dampf, 1913
Ceratophyllus rossitensis rossitensis Dampf, 1913
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rossittensis Dampff, 1913A bird flea
Ceratophyllus rossittensis rossittensis Dampf, 1913
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) rusticus Wagner, 1903A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) styx Rothschild, 1900A Sand Martin flea
Ceratophyllus styx freyi Nordberg, 1935
Ceratophyllus styx styx Rothschild, 1900
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) tribulis Jordan, 1926
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) vagabundus Jordan, 1926A bird flea
Ceratophyllus vagabundus insularis Rothschild, 1906
Ceratophyllus vagabundus vagabundus Boheman, 1866
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) borealis Rothschild, 1906A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) columbae Gervais, 1844Feral Pigeon Nest Flea
Ceratophyllus (Emmareus) garei Rothschild, 1902A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) indages Rothschild, 1908
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) sciurorum (Schrank, 1803)⇒ Monopsyllus sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Ceratophyllus sciurorum sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Ceratophyllus (Rosickyiana) lunatus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Ceratophyllus lunatus lunatus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Ceratophyllus enefdei Ioff, 1950
Ceratophyllus enefdei enefdei Ioff, 1950
Chaetopsylla (Arctopsylla) tuberculaticeps Bezzi, 1890
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) globiceps Taschenberg, 1880Fox flea
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) trichosa Kohaut, 1903A Badger flea
Citellophilus nygala
Corrodopsylla birulai Ioff, 1928
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophtalmus) agyrtes Heller, 1896
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes agyrtes Heller, 1896
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes fennicus Peus, 1959
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes kleinschmidtianus Peus, 1950
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophtalmus) bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophtalmus) solutus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Ctenophthalmus solutus solutus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) agyrtes Heller, 1896
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes agyrtes Heller, 1896
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes fennicus Peus, 1959
Ctenophthalmus agyrtes kleinschmidtianus Peus, 1950
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863A mole flea
Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Ctenophthalmus (Ctenophthalmus) solutus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Ctenophthalmus solutus solutus Jordan & Rot..., 1920
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) assimilis Taschenberg, 1880
Ctenophthalmus assimilis assimilis Taschenberg, 1880
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) obtusus Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Ctenophthalmus (Euctenophthalmus) uncinatus Wagner, 1898
Ctenophthalmus uncinatus uncinatus Wagner, 1898
Ctenophthalmus orphilus orphilus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Ctenophthalmus (Nearctoctenophthalmus) pseudagyrtes Baker, 1904
Ctenophthalmus bisoetodentatus
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Dasypsyllus gallinulae gallinulae Dale, 1878Moorhen Flea
Doratopsylla dasycnema Rothschild, 1897A mammal flea
Doratopsylla dasycnema dasycnema Rothschild, 1897
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Euchoplopsyllus glacialis Taschenberg, 1880
Frontopsylla (Orfrontia) laeta Jordan & Rot..., 1920A bird flea
Frontopsylla (Orfrontia) lapponica Nordberg, 1935
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Hoplopsyllus anomalus Baker, 1904
Hystrichopsylla (Hystrichopsylla) orientalis Smit, 1956
Hystrichopsylla orientalis orientalis Smit, 1956
Hystrichopsylla (Hystrichopsylla) talpae Curtis, 1826Mole flea
Hystrichopsylla talpae talpae Curtis, 1826Mole Flea
Ischnopsyllus (Hexactenopsylla) hexactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Hexactenopsylla) petropolitanus Wagner, 1898
Ischnopsyllus (Hirtopsylla) obscurus Wagner, 1898
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) elongatus Curtis, 1832A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) intermedius Rothschild, 1898A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) obscurus Wagner, 1898
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) octactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) simplex Rothschild, 1906A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus simplex mysticus Jordan, 1942
Ischnopsyllus simplex simplex Rothschild, 1906
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) variabilis Wagner, 1898A bat flea
Jellisonia bonia Traub & Johnson, 1952
Jellisonia grayi Hubbard, 1958
Jellisonia hayesi Traub, 1950
Jellisonia ironsi Eads, 1947
Jellisonia wisemani Eads, 1951
Leptopsylla (Leptopsylla) segnis Schonherr, 1811A House Mouse flea
Malaraeus sinomus Jordan, 1925
Megabothris (Gebiella) rectangulatus Wahlgren, 1903A mammal flea
Megabothris (Gebiella) turbidus Rothschild, 1909A Bank Vole/Wood Mouse flea
Megabothris (Kueichenlipsylla) rhipisoides (Li Kueichen ..., 1964)⇒ Ceratophyllus garei Rothschild, 1902
Megabothris (Megabothris) calcarifer Wagner, 1913
Megabothris (Megabothris) walkeri Rothschild, 1902A mammal flea
Meringis altipecten Traub & Hoff, 1951
Mioctenopsylla arctica Rothschild, 1922
Mioctenopsylla arctica arctica Rothschild, 1922
Monopsyllus sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Monopsyllus sciurorum sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Myodopsylla trisellis Jordan, 1929
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londiniensis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Nosopsyllus londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Nycteridopsylla (Dinycteropsylla) dictena Kolenati, 1856
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) longiceps Rothschild, 1908A bat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) pentactena Kolenati, 1856
Opisodasys (Sciuropsylla) hollandi Traub, 1947
Opisodasys (Sciuropsylla) robustus Jordan, 1925
Ornithopsylla laetitiae Rothschild, 1908A seabird nest flea
Oropsylla idahoensis Baker, 1904
Palaeopsylla dissimilis F. Peus, 1968
Palaeopsylla kohauti Dampf, 1911A mammal flea
Palaeopsylla minor Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Palaeopsylla similis Dampf, 1910
Palaeopsylla similis similis Dampf, 1910
Palaeopsylla sorecis Ioff, Tiflov..., 1946
Palaeopsylla sorecis rosickyi F.G.Smit, 1960
Palaeopsylla sorecis sorecis C.W.Dale, 1878
Palaeopsylla sorecis starki J.N.Wagner, 1930
Palaeopsylla soricis Dale, 1878A mammal flea
Palaeopsylla soricis rosickyi Smit, 1960
Palaeopsylla soricis soricis Dale, 1878
Palaeopsylla soricis starki Wagner, 1930
Paraceras melis Walker, 1856Badger flea
Paraceras melis melis Walker, 1856
Peromyscopsylla bidentata Kolenati, 1863
Peromyscopsylla bidentata bidentata Kolenati, 1863
Peromyscopsylla silvatica Meinert, 1896
Pleochaetis exilis Jordan, 1937
Pleochaetis mundus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Plusaetis parus Traub, 1950
Plusaetis soberoni Barrera, 1958
Polygenis (Polygenis) adocetus Traub, 1950
Polygenis (Polygenis) byturus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Polygenis (Polygenis) gwyni C. Fox, 1914Flea
Polygenis (Polygenis) litargus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophtalmus) integella Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophtalmus) pentacantha Rothschild, 1897
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) integella Jordan & Rot..., 1921A mammal flea
Rhadinopsylla (Actenophthalmus) pentacantha Rothschild, 1897A mammal flea
Spilopsyllus cuniculi Dale, 1878European rabbit flea
Stenistomera alpina Baker, 1895
Stenoponia ponera Traub & Johnson, 1952
Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata Kolenati, 1863A mammal flea
Tarsopsylla octodecimdentata octodecimdentata Kolenati, 1863
Typhloceras poppei Wagner, 1903A mammal flea
Typhloceras poppei poppei Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla ramesis Rothschild, 1904

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Scandinavia
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
28
75
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
12
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
16
23
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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