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Checklist for Family Ceratophyllidae Dampf, 1908 (Bird Fleas)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
943
36180
241410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
939
36100
241106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
896
35668
239021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
524
27533
203737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
22
99
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
12
77
374
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ceratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
4
30
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ceratophylloidea
Dampf, 1908
4
30
107
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908
Bird Fleas, Rodent fleas
10
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
10 Genera with 36 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ceratophyllus Curtis, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Citrine1SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Dasypsyllus Baker, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Libyastus Jordan, 196315SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom
Monopsyllus Kolenati, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Myoxopsylla Myoxopsylla, 19112SpeciesTaxom
Nosopsyllus Jordan, 191215SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
36 Species and 10 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) gallinae Schrank, 1803A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Ceratophyllus) hirundinis Curtis, 1826A bird flea
Ceratophyllus (Monopsyllus) sciurorum (Schrank, 1803)⇒ Monopsyllus sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Ceratophyllus sciurorum sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Citrine forktail Say, 1839
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Dasypsyllus (Dasypsyllus) gallinulae Dale, 1878A bird flea
Dasypsyllus gallinulae gallinulae Dale, 1878Moorhen Flea
Libyastus cognatus Smit, 1958
Libyastus consobrinus Jordan, 1925
Libyastus dubosti Beaucournu, 1967
Libyastus duratus Jordan, 1931
Libyastus hopkinsi Jordan, 1943
Libyastus infestus Rothschild, 1908
Libyastus notablis Jordan, 1925
Libyastus piger Jordan, 1925
Libyastus proximus Smit, 1958
Libyastus schoutedeni Berteaux, 1947
Libyastus selindae De Meillon, 1940
Libyastus smiti Johnson, 1957
Libyastus stratiotes Rothschild, 1905
Libyastus vates Jordan, 1936
Libyastus wilsoni Hubbard, 1963
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946
Monopsyllus sciurorum Schrank, 1803
Myoxopsylla (Myoxopsylla) laverani Rothschild, 1911
Myoxopsylla laverani laverani Rothschild, 1911
Nosopsyllus (Gerbillophilus) henleyi Rothschild, 1904
Nosopsyllus henleyi mauritanicus Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Nosopsyllus (Gerbillophilus) oranus Jordan, 1931
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) atlantis Jordan, 1937
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) barbarus Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) durii Hubbard, 1956
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) fasciatus Bosc, 1800European rat flea
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) incisus Jordan & Rot..., 1913
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londinensis Rothschild, 1903English rat flea
Nosopsyllus londinensis londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Nosopsyllus (Nosopsyllus) londiniensis (Rothschild, 1903)⇒ Nosopsyllus londinensis Rothschild, 1903
Nosopsyllus londiniensis londiniensis Rothschild, 1903
Nosopsyllus garamanticus Beaucournu &..., 1988
Nosopsyllus maurus Jordan & Rot..., 1912
Nosopsyllus maurus maurus Jordan & Rot..., 1912

Subnodes of Ceratophyllidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyAmphipsyllinae
Ioff, 1936
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCeratophyllinae
Dampf, 1908
5
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyDactylopsyllinae
Jordan, 1929
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ceratophyllidae at artfakta.se
Ceratophyllidae at dyntaxa.se
Ceratophyllidae at gbif.org
Ceratophyllidae at irmng.org
Ceratophyllidae at itis.gov