Ceratophyllidae

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

Subfamily Ceratophyllinae

Subfamily Ceratophyllinae (continued)

Subfamily Dactylopsyllinae

Clade 1

Clade 2

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Pulicomorpha

Pulicoidea	Pulicidae (common fleas) Hectopsyllidae (chigoe and sticktight fleas)

Ancistropsylloidea	Ancistropsyllidae

Coptopsylloidea	Coptopsyllidae

Malacopsylloidea	Malacopsyllidae Rhopalopsyllidae

Vermipsylloidea	Vermipsyllidae

Ceratophyllomorpha

Ceratophylloidea	Ceratophyllidae Ischnopsyllidae Leptopsyllidae Xiphiopsyllidae

Hystrichopsyllomorpha

Stephanocircidoidea	Stephanocircidae

Hystrichopsylloidea	Chimaeropsyllidae Hystrichopsyllidae

Macropsylloidea	Macropsyllidae

Pygiopsyllomorpha

Pygiopsylloidea	Lycopsyllidae Pygiopsyllidae Stivaliidae

Classification is based on Whiting, M. F. (2002)

References

↑ Beaucournu, J.-C.; Wells, K. (2009). "Macrostylophora durdeni n. sp. de Sabah (Île de Bornéo) et autres espèces sympatriques (Siphonaptera : Ceratophyllidae, Pygiopsyllidae)". Parasite. 16 (4): 283–287. doi:10.1051/parasite/2009164283. ISSN 1252-607X.

Taxon identifiers	EoL: 1066 GBIF: 8846 ITIS: 152740 NCBI: 51295 Fauna Europaea: 12228

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