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World Catalog of Sphaeroceridae (Diptera) - Includes all taxa described in the family from 1800 to 2000. 1,344 valid species group taxa and 124 genus-group taxa. World bibliography with 1,386 references (including biological, ecological, etc. references). Authors: ROHÁČEK, J.; MARSHALL, S.A.; NORRBOM, A.L.; BUCK, M.; QUIROS, D.I. & SMITH, I. Print version published 2001 by Slezské Zemské Muzeum, Opava, 414 pp.
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Siphonaptera (fleas), by Content Type

Bibliographies

Australian Faunal Directory - checklists and bibliographies for Australian insects

Checklists

Australian Faunal Directory - - checklists and bibliographies for Australian insects
Fleas of North Dakota - includes distribution maps
Fleas of South Africa - compiled by Joyce Segerman

Collections

Carnegie Museum of Natural History - 6.9 million specimens

Image Galleries

Fleas - (Siphonaptera) taxonomy, morphology, distribution, host-association and ecology, scanning electron micrographs. Hosted by Zoological Institute (St. Petersburg, Russia)
MicroAngela - scanning electron microscope images of insects

Journals and Newsletters

Flea News - from Iowa State University

Professional Societies

Society for Vector Ecology

Software

3-D Insects - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.

Video

3-D Insects - - Virtual models of insects using the virtual reality modeling language.

General

Fleas, Ticks and Your Pet FAQ - from the rec.pets.* UseNet newsgroup
Siphonaptera - Tree of Life
Veterinary Entomology - biological information on various insect parasites of animals and to some extent humans. Tsetse flies, tabanids, screwworm, fleas and cockroaches