Flea genera

Ceratophyllus is a widespread genus of fleas found in temperate climates. Some of its members include the chicken flea, Ceratophyllus gallinae, and the poultry flea, Ceratophyllus niger.

Pulex is a genus of fleas. It comprises seven species. One is the human flea (P. irritans), and five of the others are confined to the Nearctic and Neotropical realms.

Ctenocephalides is a flea genus in the tribe Archaeopsyllini which includes the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis and the dog flea, C canis. Species and subspecies in the genus infest a wide variety of hosts, including sheep and goats, wild carnivores (such as foxes, civets and jackals), hares, hyraxes, ground squirrels and hedgehogs.

Saurophthirus is an extinct genus of giant stem-group flea, and the only member of the family Saurophthiridae. The type species, S. longipes is found in early Cretaceous strata of Baissa, Siberia. Two other species S. exquisitus and S. laevigatus are from the Lower Cretaceous Yixian Formation of China.

Echidnophaga is a genus of fleas. It includes species which are found in Africa, parts of Asia, southern Europe, and Australia. Fleas in this genus remain attached to their host in a single location for long periods of time, causing swelling and ulceration of tissue. To remain attach for long periods they use specialized mouthparts, which, compared to other fleas, are relatively much longer.

Ctenophthalmus is a genus of fleas in the family Hystrichopsyllidae.

Ancistropsylla is a genus of fleas belonging to the monotypic family Ancistropsyllidae.

Xenopsylla is a flea genus in the family Pulicidae.

Dasypsyllus is a widespread genus of fleas. Some of its members are found in bird nests, including the moorhen flea, D. gallinulae.

Stenoponia is a genus of fleas belonging to the family Hystrichopsyllidae.

Palaeopsylla is a genus of insects belonging to the family Hystrichopsyllidae.

Hystrichopsylla is a genus of insects belonging to the family Hystrichopsyllidae.

Nosopsyllus is a genus of fleas belonging to the family Ceratophyllidae.

Ectinorus is a genus of fleas in the family Rhopalopsyllidae (marsupial fleas), erected by Karl Jordan in 1942. It is endemic to South America, specifically the Andes and surrounding regions, especially Chile. The genus includes species that are parasitic to rodents and are a vector for the bubonic plague. At least one species within Ectinorus is viable at altitudes above .

Oropsylla is a genus of fleas, most of which are ectoparasites of rodents and other mammals.

REDIRECT Hedgehog flea

Amphipsylla is a genus of fleas belonging to the family Leptopsyllidae.

Doratopsylla is a genus of insects belonging to the family Hystrichopsyllidae.

Leptopsylla is a genus of fleas belonging to the family Leptopsyllidae. The species Leptopsylla segnis was named by Carl Johan Schönherr in 1811.

Cleopsylla is a genus name for a group of parasites of the family Stephanocircidae which means "helmet fleas". This genera of parasites can be found in parts of Australia and South America.

Rhadinopsylla is a genus of insects belonging to the family Hystrichopsyllidae.

Amaradix is a genus of fleas in the family Ceratophyllidae, which comprises two known species.