Ceratophyllidae 

Ceratophyllidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Siphonaptera
Infraorder: Ceratophyllomorpha
Superfamily: Ceratophylloidea
Family: Ceratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908
Genera

About 45, see text

Synonyms

Dolichopsyllidae

Ceratophyllidae is a family of fleas. They parasitize mainly rodents and birds. It contains 2 subfamilies, one with over 40 and the other with a mere 3 genera:

Subfamily Ceratophyllinae

Subfamily Ceratophyllinae (continued)

Subfamily Dactylopsyllinae


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