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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
421
3347
6679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
420
3346
6678
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3288
6562
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
291
2810
5815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
3
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
3 Families width 8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
7 Genera with 8 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Hectopsylla Frauenfeld, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
8 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) vison (Hubbard, 1954)⇒ Monopsyllus vison Baker, 1904
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Hectopsylla cypha Jordan, 1942
Orchopeas caedens Jordan, 1925
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Southern Alberta
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
3
3
Families
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