Stephanocircidae

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Stephanocircidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Siphonaptera
Infraorder:	Hystrichopsyllomorpha
Superfamily:	Stephanocircidoidea
Family:	Stephanocircidae
Genera
Numerous, including: Craneopsylla Sphinctopsylla Stephanocircus

Stephanocircidae is a family of fleas native to South America, where they are found on rodents.

Extant Mecoptera and Siphonaptera families

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(fleas)

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)

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