Ceratophyllidae

Ceratophyllidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Siphonaptera
Infraorder: Ceratophyllomorpha
Superfamily: Ceratophylloidea
Family: Ceratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908
Genera

About 45, see text

Synonyms

Dolichopsyllidae

Ceratophyllidae is a family of fleas. Its members parasitize mainly rodents and birds. It contains two subfamilies, one containing over 40 genera, and the other just three.

Subfamily Ceratophyllinae

  • Aenigmopsylla
  • Aetheca
  • Amalaraeus
  • Amaradix
  • Amphalius
  • Baculomeris
  • Brevictenidia
  • Callopsylla
  • Ceratophyllus
  • Citellophilus
  • Dasypsyllus
  • Eumolpianus
  • Glaciopsyllus
  • Hollandipsylla
  • Igioffius
  • Jellisonia
  • Kohlsia
  • Libyastus
  • Macrostylophora
  • Malaraeus
  • Margopsylla
  • Megabothris
  • Megathoracipsylla

Subfamily Ceratophyllinae (continued)

  • Mioctenopsylla
  • Myoxopsylla
  • Nosopsyllus
  • Opisodasys
  • Orchopeas
  • Oropsylla
  • Paraceras
  • Paramonopsyllus
  • Pleochaetis
  • Plusaetis
  • Rostropsylla
  • Rowleyella
  • Smitipsylla
  • Spuropsylla
  • Syngenopsyllus
  • Tarsopsylla
  • Thrassis
  • Traubella
  • Psittopsylla

Subfamily Dactylopsyllinae

  • Dactylopsylla
  • Foxella
  • Spicata


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