| Leptopsyllidae | |
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| Ctenopsylla musculi, mouse flea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Leptopsyllidae Rothschild & Jordan, 1915 |
Leptopsyllidae is a family of fleas in the order Siphonaptera. There are at least 30 genera and 250 described species in Leptopsyllidae.
Genera
- Aconothobius
- Acropsylla
- Amphipsylla
- Brachyctenonotus
- Caenopsylla
- Calceopsylla
- Chinghaipsylla
- Conothobius
- Cratynius
- Ctenophyllus
- Desertopsylla
- Dolichopsyllus
- Frontopsylla
- Geusibia
- Hopkinsipsylla
- Leptopsylla
- Leptosylla
- Mesopsylla
- Minyctenopsyllus
- Ochotonobius
- Odontopsyllus
- Ophthalmopsylla
- Ornithophaga
- Paractenopsyllus
- Paradoxopsyllus
- Pectinoctenus
- Peromyscopsylla
- Phaenopsylla
- Sigmactenus
- Tsaractenus
- Typhlomyopsyllus
References
- New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Dennis P. Gordon. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. 2009–2012. pp. 308–309. ISBN 978-1-877257-72-8. OCLC 340800193.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - "Leptopsyllidae Family Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- "Leptopsyllidae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- "Leptopsyllidae Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
- "Browse Leptopsyllidae". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-23.
Further reading
- Kellogg, Vernon L. (1905). American insects. H. Holt.
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. Vol. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
- Gillott, Cedric (1980). Entomology. Plenum Press. ISBN 0-306-40366-8.
- Donald J. Borror; Roger Tory Peterson; Richard E. White (1998). A Field Guide to Insects. Houghton Mifflin.
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