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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1015
31826
191976
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1012
31805
191924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
929
31274
189459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
543
24019
154741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
21
98
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
10
75
298
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
10 Families width 298 Species and 71 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas42SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191525SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas9SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas16SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Malacopsyllidae Baker, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas35SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19397SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas115SpeciesTaxom
Stephanocircidae Wagner, 192843SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in South America
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
24
61
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
21
77
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
24
152
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
4
7
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