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Checklist for Suborder Siphonaptera Latreille, 1825 (Flea)
and region Texas (USA)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
589
7913
22353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
586
7905
22347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
557
7770
22009
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
364
6349
18517
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
10
26
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
7
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Texas
7 Families width 32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas11SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae (Billberg, 1820)Cat fleas3SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 19155SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae (Oudemans, 1909)Marsupial fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas5SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19391SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Texas
23 Genera with 32 Species
#ACDEILMNOPRST
Anomiopsyllus Baker, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1835Cat and Dog Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmus Kolenati, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19493SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Ectinorus Jordan, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllus Westwood, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Listronius Jordan, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Meringis Jordan, 19603SpeciesTaxom
Neopsylla Wagner, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Nycteridopsylla Oudemans, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Orchopeas Jordan, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Oropsylla Wagner & Ioff, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetis Jordan, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Pleochaetoides Augustson, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Polygenis Jordan, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1895Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllus Baker, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Sternopsylla Jordan & Rot..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Stivalius Jordan & Rot..., 19221SpeciesTaxom
Thrassis Jordan, 19441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Texas
32 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anomiopsyllus hiemalis Eads & Menzies, 1948
Anomiopsyllus nudatus Baker, 1898
Ceratophyllus coahuilensis Eads, 1956
Ctenocephalides felis Bouche, 1835Cat Flea
Ctenophthalmus adetus (Jordan & Rot..., 1920)⇒ Ctenophthalmus bisoctodentatus Kolenati, 1863
Dactylopsylla bluei C.Fox, 1909
Dactylopsylla digitenua Prince & Stark, 1951
Dactylopsylla percernis Eads & Menzies, 1949
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Ectinorus polymerus Jordan, 1942
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) octactenus Kolenati, 1856A bat flea
Ischnopsyllus (Ischnopsyllus) simplex Rothschild, 1906A bat flea
Listronius ulus Jordan & Rot..., 1923
Meringis agilis Eads, 1960
Meringis parkeri Jordan, 1937
Meringis vitabilis Eads, 1960
Neopsylla inopina Rothschild, 1915
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nycteridopsylla (Nycteridopsylla) eusarca Dampf, 1908A bat flea
Nycteridopsylla intermedia Lewis & Wilson, 1982
Orchopeas howardi Baker, 1895Grey squirrel flea
Orchopeas sexdentatus Baker, 1904
Oropsylla idahoensis Baker, 1904
Pleochaetis exilis Jordan, 1937
Pleochaetoides bullisi Augustson, 1944
Polygenis (Polygenis) gwyni C. Fox, 1914Flea
Polygenis brachinus Jordan, 1950
Pulex (Pulex) simulans (Baker, 1895)⇒ Pulex irritans Linnaeus, 1758
Rhopalopsyllus sigmodoni (Stewart, 1930)⇒ Polygenis gwyni C. Fox, 1914
Sternopsylla distincta Rothschild, 1903
Stivalius aporus aporus Jordan & Rot..., 1922
Thrassis brennani Augustson, 1944

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in Texas
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
11
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
7
8
Families
Genera
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