- Ceratophyllidae
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Ceratophyllidae Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Siphonaptera Infraorder: Ceratophyllomorpha Superfamily: Ceratophylloidea Family: Ceratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908Genera 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
Categories:- Fleas
- Insects of South America
- Insect stubs
- Parasite stubs
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