| Pulicidae | |
|---|---|
| Xenopsylla cheopis, the Oriental rat flea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Siphonaptera |
| Family: | Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 |
| Subfamilies[1] / tribes | |
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Archaeopsyllinae / Archaeopsyllini |
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Pulicidae is a flea family in the order Siphonaptera.
Pulicidae is a family in the order Siphonaptera. Currently this family in the world fauna has 181 species in 27 genera. Of these, 16 are known from North America. They are assigned to the following subfamilies. Archaeopsyllinae, Hectopsyllinae, Pulicinae, Spilopsyllinae, Tunginae, Xenopsyllinae, and Vermipsyllidae.
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