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Checklist of Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
for South Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
813
19583
105188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
809
19565
105157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
772
19296
104203
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
468
14108
82448
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
18
78
752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
12
59
160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Asia
12 Families width 160 Species and 47 Subspecies
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas30SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas59SpeciesTaxom
Ancistropsyllidae Toumanoff & ..., 19471SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas9SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas15SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889Carnivore fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Coptopsyllidae Wagner, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191531SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19394SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Asia
59 Genera with 160 Species
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Aconothobius Smit, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Acropsylla Rothschild, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Amphalius Jordan, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Amphipsylla Wagner, 197513SpeciesTaxom
Ancistropsylla Toumanoff & ..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Araeopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19061SpeciesTaxom
Atopopsyllus Poinar, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Caenopsylla Rothschild, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Callopsylla Wagner, 197312SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19765SpeciesTaxom
Chaetopsylla Kohaul, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Chiropteropsylla Oudemans, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Citellophilus Wagner, 19263SpeciesTaxom
Coptopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19734SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1936Cat and Dog Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Doratopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19673SpeciesTaxom
Frontopsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19754SpeciesTaxom
Genoneopsylla Wu, Wu & Liu, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Geusibia Jordan, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsylla Taschenherg, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 19313SpeciesTaxom
Lagaropsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19211SpeciesTaxom
Lentistivalius Traub, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Macrostylophora Ewing, 19257SpeciesTaxom
Megabothris Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19464SpeciesTaxom
Mitchella Lewis, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Monopsyllus Kolenati, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Neopsylla Wagner, 191318SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 193717SpeciesTaxom
Ochotonobius1SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmopsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Orthopsylloides Holland, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Palaeopsylla Hopkins & Ro..., 19738SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxopsyllus Miyajima & K..., 198611SpeciesTaxom
Paraneopsylla Tiflov, 03SpeciesTaxom
Pariodontis Jordan & Rot..., 19402SpeciesTaxom
Pectinoctenus Wagner, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Peromyscopsylla Fox, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Phaenopsylla Jordan, 19443SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsylla Rothschild, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Rhadinopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19775SpeciesTaxom
Rhinolophopsylla Oudemans, 18804SpeciesTaxom
Rowleyella Lewis, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Smitipsylla Lewis, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Stenischia Jordan, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Stenoponia Jordan & Rot..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19224SpeciesTaxom
Synosternus Jordan, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Thaumapsylla Hastriter, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsylla Schimkewitsch, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Xenodaeria Jordan, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19466SpeciesTaxom
Xiphiopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
160 Species and 47 Subspecies
Aconothobius anthobius Smit, 1975
Aconothobius martensi Smit, 1975
Aconothobius orientalis Lewis, Kulka..., 1972
Acropsylla (Acropsylla) girshami Traub, 1950
Acropsylla episema Rothschild, 1911
Acropsylla episema episema Rothschild, 1911
Acropsylla traubi Lewis, 1973
Amphalius clarus clarus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Amphipsylla anceps Wagner, 1930
Amphipsylla argoi Ioff, 1946
Amphipsylla kulkarnii Lewis, 1981
Amphipsylla montana Argyropulo, 1946
Amphipsylla montium Jordan, 1944
Amphipsylla parthiana Ioff, 1950
Amphipsylla phaiomydis Ioff, 1946
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Amphipsylla quadratedigita Liu Chiying,..., 1965
Amphipsylla rossica Wagner, 1912
Amphipsylla schelkovnikovi Wagner, 1909
Amphipsylla tuta Wagner, 1928
Amphipsylla tuta gregorii Brelih, 1975
Ancistropsylla nepalensis Lewis, 1968
Araeopsylla gestroi Rothschild, 1906
Atopopsyllus cionus Poinar, 2015
Caenopsylla laptevi Mikulin & Za..., 1958
Caenopsylla laptevi laptevi Mikulin & Za..., 1958
Callopsylla caspia fragilis Mikulin, 1953
Callopsylla caspia tiflovi Wagner, 1936
Callopsylla (Geminopsylla) gemina Ioff, 1946
Callopsylla (Orneacus) watersoni Jordan, 1925
Callopsylla (Orneacus) waterstoni (Jordan, 1925)⇒ Callopsylla watersoni Jordan, 1925
Callopsylla dolabella Smit & Rosicky, 1976
Callopsylla mygala Lewis, 1971
Callopsylla oreinus Jordan, 1937
Callopsylla sparsilis Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Callopsylla sparsilis atallahi Lewis, 1971
Callopsylla sparsilis sparsilis Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Callopsylla streeti Lewis, 1973
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) caliotes Jordan, 1937
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) fringillae Walker, 1856A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus orites Jordan, 1937
Ceratophyllus phrillinae Smit, 1976
Chaetopsylla (Chaetopsylla) homoea Rothschild, 1906
Chaetopsylla gracilis Lewis, 1971
Chiropteropsylla brockmani Rothschild, 1915
Chiropteropsylla brockmani brockmani Rothschild, 1915
Chiropteropsylla brockmani johnsoni Hubbard, 1956
Citellophilus nygala
Citellophilus trispinus Wagner & Ioff, 1926
Citellophilus trispinus trispinus Wagner & Ioff, 1926
Coptopsylla afghana Lewis, 1973
Coptopsylla barbarae Lewis, 1973
Coptopsylla iranica Farhang-Azad, 1966
Coptopsylla janiceae Lewis, 1973
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Ctenocephalides orientis Jordan, 1925
Ctenocephalides paradoxuri Wagner, 1936
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Dasypsyllus gallinulae gallinulae Dale, 1878Moorhen Flea
Doratopsylla coreana Darskaya, 1949
Doratopsylla coreana araea Smit & Rosicky, 1976
Doratopsylla wissemani Traub & Evans, 1967
Frontopsylla (Profrontia) ambigua Fedina, 1946
Frontopsylla mutata Jordan, 1944
Frontopsylla spadix Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Frontopsylla spadix nepalensis Brelih, 1975
Genoneopsylla longisetosa Wu Houyoung,..., 1980
Genoneopsylla thysanota Traub, 1968
Geusibia lacertosa Smit, 1975
Geusibia triangularis Lewis, 1972
Hystrichopsylla synaptica Smit, 1975
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) octactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus delectabilis Smit, 1952
Ischnopsyllus indicus Jordan, 1931
Lagaropsylla putilla Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Lentistivalius (Lentistivalius) ferinus Rothschild, 1908
Macrostylophora (Macrostylophora) fimbriata Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Macrostylophora hastata Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Macrostylophora hastata nepali Traub, 1950
Macrostylophora hastata sikkimensis Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Macrostylophora lupata Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Macrostylophora lupata lupata Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Macrostylophora phillipsi Jordan, 1925
Megabothris (Kueichenlipsylla) rhipisoides (Li Kueichen ..., 1964)⇒ Ceratophyllus garei Rothschild, 1902
Megabothris (Megabothris) asio Baker, 1904
Mesopsylla eucta Dampf, 1910
Mesopsylla eucta afghana Jordan, 1944
Mesopsylla eucta eucta Dampf, 1910
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Mitchella exsula Lewis, 1970
Monopsyllus sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Monopsyllus sciurorum asiaticus Ioff, 1936
Neopsylla dispar Jordan, 1932
Neopsylla dispar dispar Jordan, 1932
Neopsylla heckeli Smit & Rosicky, 1973
Neopsylla hissarica Ioff & Sosnina, 1950
Neopsylla mantissa Lewis, 1971
Neopsylla marleaneae (Lewis, 1971)⇒ Neopsylla stevensi Rothschild, 1915
Neopsylla pagea Lewis, 1971
Neopsylla pleskei Ioff, 1928
Neopsylla pleskei ariana Ioff, 1946
Neopsylla secura Rothschild, 1915
Neopsylla secura kashmirensis Kulkarni & Bhat, 1972
Neopsylla secura secura Rothschild, 1915
Neopsylla secura separata Smit, 1975
Neopsylla stevensi Rothschild, 1915
Neopsylla stevensi stevensi Rothschild, 1915
Neopsylla teratura Rothschild, 1913
Neopsylla teratura teratura Rothschild, 1913
Nosopsyllus (Gerbillophilus) afghanus Peus, 1957
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) punjabensis Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) simla Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus alladinis Rothschild, 1904
Nosopsyllus arcotus Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus argutus Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus ceylonensis Smit, 1953
Nosopsyllus eremicus Lewis, 1973
Nosopsyllus fidus Jordan & Rot..., 1915
Nosopsyllus nilgiriensis Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus punensis Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus tamilanus Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Nosopsyllus turkmenicus Vlasov & Ioff, 1937
Nosopsyllus turkmenicus altisetus Ioff, 1950
Nosopsyllus vauceli Klein, 1963
Nosopsyllus vlasovi Vlasov & Ioff, 1937
Ochotonobius rufescens Ioff, 1946
Ophthalmopsylla (Eremedosa) celata Traub, 1965
Oropsylla (Oropsylla) silantiewi Wagner, 1898
Orthopsylloides abacetus abacetus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Palaeopsylla aporema Smit & Rosicky, 1976
Palaeopsylla danieli Smit & Rosicky, 1976
Palaeopsylla helenae Lewis, 1973
Palaeopsylla remota Jordan, 1929
Palaeopsylla setzeri Traub & Evans, 1967
Palaeopsylla tauberi Lewis, 1973
Palaeopsylla tauberi makaluensis Brelih, 1975
Palaeopsylla tauberi tauberi Lewis, 1973
Paradoxopsyllus acanthus Lewis, 1974
Paradoxopsyllus dictosus Smit, 1975
Paradoxopsyllus digitatus Lewis, 1974
Paradoxopsyllus hollandi Lewis, 1974
Paradoxopsyllus magnificus Lewis, 1974
Paradoxopsyllus microphthalmus Ioff, 1946
Paradoxopsyllus mustangensis Lewis, 1974
Paradoxopsyllus oribatus Lewis, 1974
Paradoxopsyllus paraphaeopis Lewis, 1974
Paradoxopsyllus spinosus Lewis, 1974
Paradoxopsyllus stenotus Liu Chiying,..., 1986
Paraneopsylla ioffi Tiflov, 1937
Paraneopsylla ioffi nepali Lewis, 1971
Paraneopsylla nepali
Pariodontis riggenbachi Rothschild, 1904
Pariodontis riggenbachi wernecki Costa Lima, 1940
Pectinoctenus pamirensis Ioff, 1946
Peromyscopsylla himalaica Rothschild, 1915
Peromyscopsylla himalaica himalaica Rothschild, 1915
Phaenopsylla hopkinsi Lewis, 1973
Phaenopsylla jordani Lewis, 1973
Phaenopsylla mustersi Jordan, 1944
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Pygiopsylla hoplia Jordan & Rot..., 1922Southern kiore flea
Rhadinopsylla alticolae Smit & Rosicky, 1973
Rhadinopsylla dahurica Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Rhadinopsylla dahurica vicinoides Smit, 1975
Rhadinopsylla kullmanni Lewis, 1973
Rhadinopsylla rhigalea Smit, 1977
Rhinolophopsylla unipectinata Taschenberg, 1880
Rhinolophopsylla unipectinata indica Jordan & Rot..., 1921
Rhinolophopsylla unipectinata turkestanica Ioff, 1953
Rhinolophopsylla unipectinata unipectinata Taschenberg, 1880
Rowleyella arborea Lewis, 1971
Smitipsylla maseri Lewis, 1971
Smitipsylla prodigiosa Smit, 1975
Stenischia lewisi Smit, 1975
Stenischia pagiana Lewis, 1969
Stenischia rhadinopsylloides Smit, 1975
Stenoponia himalayana Brelih, 1975
Stivalius ahalae Rothschild, 1904
Stivalius aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Stivalius phoberus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Synosternus cleopatrae Rothschild, 1903
Synosternus pallidus Taschenberg, 1880
Thaumapsylla breviceps Rothschild, 1907
Thaumapsylla breviceps orientalis Smit, 1954
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Vermipsylla perplexa Smit, 1975
Vermipsylla perplexa perplexa Smit, 1975
Xenodaeria telios Jordan, 1932
Xenodaeria telios telios Jordan, 1932
Xenopsylla astia Rothschild, 1911
Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild, 1903Indian rat flea
Xenopsylla conformis Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla conformis conformis Wagner, 1903
Xenopsylla hussaini Sharif, 1930
Xenopsylla persica Ioff, 1946
Xiphiopsylla apriona Jordan & Rot..., 1913

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in South Asia
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
4
34
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
10
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
4
11
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


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