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Checklist for Family Pulicidae Billberg, 1820 (Cat fleas)
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
426
5797
18200
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
408
5716
17992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
262
4583
15908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Mecoptera
Hyatt & Arms, 1891
Hanging flies, Hangingflies, Scorpion flies, Scorpionflies
6
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Siphonaptera
Latreille, 1825
Flea, Fleas
5
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Pulicomorpha
Medvedev, 1998
2
6
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Pulicoidea
Billberg, 1820
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPulicidae
Billberg, 1820
Cat fleas, Common fleas
5
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cameroon
5 Genera with 8 Species
Ctenocephalides Stiles & Col..., 1885Cat and Dog Fleas2SpeciesTaxom
Echidnophaga Olliff, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Pulex Linnaeus, 1758Human Fleas1SpeciesTaxom
Tunga Jarocki, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Xenopsylla Glinkiewicz, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
8 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ctenocephalides canis Curtis, 1826Dog flea
Ctenocephalides felis felis Bouche, 1885Cat Flea
Echidnophaga gallinacea Westwood, 1875A stick-tight flea
Pulex (Pulex) irritans Linnaeus, 1758Human Flea
Tunga (Tunga) penetrans Linnaeus, 1758Chigoe
Xenopsylla brasiliensis Baker, 1904A mammal flea
Xenopsylla moucheti Smit, 1958
Xenopsylla nubica Rothschild, 1903

Subnodes of Pulicidae with occurrences in Cameroon
SubfamilyPulicinae
Billberg, 1820
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTunginae
Fox, 1925
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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