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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
1098
25856
148294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
1092
25818
148242
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
999
25344
146344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
566
19996
121239
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
25
140
560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
10
110
434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
10 Families width 434 Species and 146 Subspecies
Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908Bird Fleas184SpeciesTaxom
Ctenophthalmidae Rothschild, 191595SpeciesTaxom
Hystrichopsyllidae Tiraboschi, 1904Insectivore fleas48SpeciesTaxom
Ischnopsyllidae Wahlgren, 1907Bat fleas18SpeciesTaxom
Leptopsyllidae Rothschild &..., 1915Bird fleas29SpeciesTaxom
Pulicidae Billberg, 1820Cat fleas32SpeciesTaxom
Pygiopsyllidae Wagner, 19396SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalopsyllidae Oudemans, 1909Marsupial fleas10SpeciesTaxom
Stivaliidae Mardon, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Vermipsyllidae Wagner, 1889Carnivore fleas6SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Siphonaptera with occurrences in USA
InfraorderCeratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
52
231
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderHystrichopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
32
143
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
17
48
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPygiopsyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
6
8
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