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


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
754
15371
60267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
750
15333
60124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
715
15096
59373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
442
12146
51799
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
17
54
153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
10
39
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ceratophyllomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
3
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Ceratophylloidea
Dampf, 1908
3
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCeratophyllidae
Dampf, 1908
Bird Fleas, Rodent fleas
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
3 Genera with 3 Species
Amphipsylla Wagner, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Dactylopsylla Jordan, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Mesopsylla Becker-Migdi..., 19461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
3 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphipsylla phaiomydis limonia Smit, 1977
Dactylopsylla bluei psila Prince & Stark, 1951
Mesopsylla tuschkan mesa Argyropulo, 1946

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